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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Armadillos in Wisconsin?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2017-12-14 09:13:04
	Description:		In the Northwoods, most of us don't spend a lot of time thinking about armadillos. In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters though, you'll hear about at least one verified armadillo report from North Central Wisconsin. The nine-banded armadillo is probably the most adaptable armadillo species, and as such it does well in the southern US. With their natural defenses they have few effective predators, and with a relatively high reproductive rate they can rapidly increase populations. They can handle a variety of climates and habitats, from rain forest in the south to the dry sedge and grass habitats of the southwest. They feed largely on invertebrates, digging them out of the ground and lapping them up with their long sticky tongue. Armadillos are probably best known for their carapace, a full body suit of protein armor plating that covers them from the base of the nose to the tip of their tail. It becomes even more effective at protecting them when they are alarmed, because they curl
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