Oh The Armadillos!

@porwest (78726)
United States
June 6, 2018 7:44am CST
When I travel through Missouri, I always notice a ton of armadillos along the roadside. But it dawned on me. They are all dead. What gives? I swear I don't think I have ever seen an armadillo alive. It makes me wonder if armadillos are simply born this way, alongside the highway, already deader than a door nail, feet kicked in the air. It is a mystery to be sure.
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Jun 18
The top roadkill of the south.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
6 Jun 18
That seems to be the case. They are surely the most ubiquitous of roadkill I see on the side of the road.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
6 Jun 18
I have seen armadillos alive in Florida.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
17 Oct
Maybe the ones along the Missouri highways were on the way and were just the ones that never made it.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
18 Oct
@porwest They are not very active animals.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
19 Oct
@porwest Poor things!
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@maximax8 (31055)
• United Kingdom
6 Jun 18
I live in England and the armadillo looks a very unusual animal compared to what we have in Europe. It is so sad they are killed my cars driving along the road. It is annoying they don't stay off the road where they can live safely. In England drivers are careful when going through an area which has dears.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
17 Oct
Roadkill is very common. I see everything from deer to raccoons and skunks, armadillos...you name it. The roads are very dangerous for animals and unfortunately they don't know the dangers.
@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jun 18
The roadkill in Tasmania is different to the roadkill in WA too. Here there are a lot of smaller, darker animals whereas when I come from it's nearly all kangaroos.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
14 Jun 18
Never thought about that, but we do see a lot of deer along the highways. Just as sad to see kangaroos. I suppose it is inevitable. The animals just aren't aware of cars it seems.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jun 18
@porwest They seem to have no idea and will just cannon into cars sometimes.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
15 Jun 18
@JudyEv Sad about any animal getting hit by cars. It is what it is though I suppose.
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@FayeHazel (40250)
• United States
6 Jun 18
Odd. They must get hit a lot. Wonder why. I saw two alive ones, up here in Minnesota. Odd looking things. I thought they were only in the south
@dgobucks226 (34196)
17 Jun 18
Every Picture Tells A Story! And that picture says "roadkill" not I'm taking a siesta, lol.
@august18 (3908)
• Tunisia
6 Jun 18
Poor creatures.