In the everglades they're probably considered an introduced pest, a danger to endangered birds, (they eat eggs and chicks), and they're not native to Florida.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, I know you're not allowed to capture any animals in the Everglades. > That may have been the sticking point. It was thirty-four years ago. I dunno. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> There seems to be one point that's wrong. I don't think the 9 banded >> armadillo is considered endangered. It breeds well. The reason you >> shouldn't keep one as a pet is that they carry leprosy. >> >> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> And the only! >>> >>> On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:09 AM, Bob W wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> That's the best armadillo story I've ever read. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>>> Behalf Of Paul Stenquist >>>>> Sent: 12 February 2008 11:36 >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> Subject: Re: The Cushman Photos -- watching a photographer progress >>>>> >>>>> I've been to Lincoln Park Zoo a number of times, but don't remember >>>>> >>>>> the bear. When I was a kid, we most often went to Brookfield. They >>>>> were about equidistant from the Southeast side. >>>>> >>>>> My best memory of Lincoln Park Zoo comes from the days when I worked >>>>> >>>>> on the race car. We were driving back from Miami with our truck and >>>>> >>>>> trailer one Sunday night and saw some armadillos poking around near >>>>> >>>>> the road. The guy who was driving decided to stop, and one of the >>>>> guys, who was a bit of a lunatic, jumped out and chased an >>>>> armadillo. He caught him and put him in the truck, thinking >>>>> we'd keep >>>>> him in our shop as a pet. Well, when we got back to Chicago that >>>>> Armadillo was very unhappy. Couldn't get him to eat. (Don't know why >>>>> >>>>> he didn't like cheeseburgers), and the cold was making him sluggish. >>>>> >>>>> So we decided to take him to Lincoln Park Zoo. After smoking >>>>> a bit of >>>>> weed. (The armadillo didn't like that any more than the >>>>> >>>>> >>>> cheeseburger.) >>>> >>>> >>>>> At the zoo, we managed to find the administration building. We went >>>>> >>>>> into the office with the armadillo in a box and told the >>>>> receptionist >>>>> we wanted to donate an armadillo. Well, it seems the curator >>>>> had been >>>>> hoping to get an armadillo for some time. Just the day before they >>>>> had tricked him with some kind of object made from an armadillo >>>>> shell. They had wrapped a blanket around it and presented it to him. >>>>> >>>>> So, he of course assumed this was another trick and refused to come >>>>> >>>>> out to the reception area. So we took the armadillo out of the box. >>>>> >>>>> The office was quite warm and that seemed to please him. He (or she >>>>> >>>>> as the case may have been) began scampering around the office >>>>> and the >>>>> receptionist screamed. That got the curator out there. In short, he >>>>> >>>>> was thrilled. We lied and told him that the armadillo must have >>>>> crawled into our trailer while we were racing. Since they're an >>>>> endangered species, we didn't want to end up in the clink. He >>>>> pointed >>>>> out that armadillos are very timid and would never come near a >>>>> trailer, but he wanted an armadillo bad enough that he didn't press >>>>> >>>>> the issue. So the armadillo moved into Lincoln Park Zoo, and we went >>>>> >>>>> back to our cold shop, cheeseburgers and weed. >>>>> >>>>> And that's my Lincoln Park Zoo story, the only one I have:-). >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. >> A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. >> When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world >> -- Anonymous >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. >> > > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world -- Anonymous -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
