В Иллиное появились броненосцы!

[birdwatcher]

Ученые выдвигают конкурирующие теории. На передний план выходят три: переплыли Миссиссиппи от островка к островку; перешли по мосту по обочине шоссе; кто-то привез и выпустил для смеха. Теперь кишмя кишат!
http://chicagoist.com/2008/05/07/armadillos_in_i.php

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Re: а на том берегу?

[birdwatcher.livejournal.com]

In the United States, the sole resident armadillo is the Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), which is most common in the central southernmost states, particularly Texas. Their range is as far east as Florida and as far north as Kansas, and while cold winters have slowed the expansion of their range (due to a lack of sufficient body fat), they have been consistently expanding their range over the last century due to a lack of natural predators and have been found as far as western Kentucky, and are expected to eventually reach Ohio before the cold winters inhibit their expansion.