It’s still not clear whether the spread of this unusual-looking animal is part of its natural expansion, warming temperatures due to climate change, or both
But there’s no question these burrowing insect-eaters have no trouble adjusting to new habitats.
In Virginia, the wrinkled bedrock, dense hardwoods, and numerous creeks and streams of the Appalachians seem a far cry from the arid, open-range environment that most people picture as armadillo habitat. A sudden rustle of leaves made me whip my head around; at 10 a.m., I knew the odds were low that I’d see the nocturnal creature. Indeed, the source of the sound was a common gray squirrel. Unless you have an armadillo in your garden, it’s generally tough to see the shy, house cat-size animals, which camouflage well into the forest floor., which translates to “little armored ones.” In the American South, they’re known as opossums on the half-shell and Texas speed bumps.
: An armadillo standing up on its hind legs, which Osborne called “plumb comical.” Her daughter snapped a photo of the armadillo scurrying away and sent it to the wildlife department.
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