Yours, Henri Fabre, lover of ants and anteater Mon Cher Professor Fabre, Your modesty certainly eclipses your other gifts and rare qualities. Anyway, there was and is, news of the fascinating little travelers, first as to his recent geographic expansionism. Somebody who loves armadilloes should warm them away from Nashville, which is the home, or lair, of Road Kill Bill. Armadillos tend to roam. Lately, they've been roaming north of their south Alabama habitat.
People complain about the armadillo habit of burrowing under house foundations and gardens.
Their burrows trip and injure cattle. Stan Stewart, a state conservation biologist, said that as the animals breed they disperse. Their range had been as far north as Bibb County, but it has expanded. Some armadillos don't get far, however. They are crushed on the highway because poor eye sight makes it hard for them to see a moving vehicle.