May 2, 201610 yr Drive to Memphis this weekend. I bet I saw no less that 75 dead armadillos on the highway. Heavy rains, I'm guessing, forced them out of their burrows? Stopped seeing them about an hour south of Nashville. How far north do they live? Any fellow kentuckians seen any in state?
May 2, 201610 yr "The North American 9-banded Armadillo tends to jump straight up in the air when startled, thus colliding with the undercarriage or fender."
May 2, 201610 yr 75 is a lot. I saw three of them on the roads (US 57) in southern Tennessee and Northern Mississippi during the past month.
May 2, 201610 yr Author 75? They're probably on the endangered list now I'm not exaggerating. They were were literally all over the road. I've spotted one or two before but this was unreal. There was minor flooding down there due to heavy rains. That's the only reason I could think of for being so many. After seeing many, I started to look for them.
May 2, 201610 yr I'm not exaggerating. They were were literally all over the road. I've spotted one or two before but this was unreal. There was minor flooding down there due to heavy rains. That's the only reason I could think of for being so many. After seeing many, I started to look for them. Wow that's crazy!
May 2, 201610 yr "The North American 9-banded Armadillo tends to jump straight up in the air when startled, thus colliding with the undercarriage or fender." And---the North American 9 banded Armadillo reaches sexual maturity within 3 to 12 months, and gives birth to 4-8 babies at one time with a gestation period of 60-120 days.
May 2, 201610 yr Author Armadillos In Kentucky Thanks for the link! That was before my trips to Memphis became frequent.
May 2, 201610 yr Author Wow that's crazy! Still have yet to see a live one. Well at least while not at the zoo.
May 2, 201610 yr And---the North American 9 banded Armadillo reaches sexual maturity within 3 to 12 months, and gives birth to 4-8 babies at one time with a gestation period of 60-120 days. So second cousin to rabbits.
May 2, 201610 yr Still have yet to see a live one. Well at least while not at the zoo. Saw a live one on a walking path in Orange Beach last year. I was able to get pretty close. He was eating, hunting or something, couldn't tell. I probably got to within 10 feet. He didn't run until a cyclist came by.
May 2, 201610 yr Still have yet to see a live one. Well at least while not at the zoo. A live one will play shooting forward for the Brossart Mustang JVs next year. Tanner Griffin aka "The Thundering Armadillo."
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