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Armadillos
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http://mdc.mo.gov • • The name armadillo is Spanish for little armored one . • The nine-banded armadillo first arrived in Texas in the mid-1800s, but didn't stop its northward invasion there. • By the 1980s, armadillos were becoming familiar sights as far north as southern Missouri. • Cold winter weather will eventually stop the northward invasion of the armadillo, but how far north the little armored one will go--only time will tell. • Unfortunately for the armadillos, most sightings involve dead animals on the road. Armadillos have a habit of jumping straight up when frightened--and so are often killed by leaping into vehicles which might have otherwise passed over them safely. • Road-killed armadillos are such common sights they have earned the nickname Texas speed bumps.
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