The nine-banded armadillo has finally arrived in Calhoun County, Illinois, and if you live in the adjoining counties of Jersey, Greene, Scott or Pike, it is just a matter of time before our prehistoric friend will show up in your neck of the woods, too.
If you are wondering how the armadillo arrived in Calhoun County despite the foreboding presence of the Mississippi, he did not hitch-hike; he swam here from the Missouri shore.
Yes, this ancient creature has the ability to self-inflate by forcing air into his stomach and intestines, thereby allowing him to bob along on the surface of the water like a duck decoy.
