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Originally Posted by seamonster
Argentina is infested with armadillo's so this idea that they're incapable of living in colder climates is alarmist BS (it's 26 degree's in Salta and you'll find armadillo's there)...They proliferate because they bread like pigs and eat anything and everything and can reproduce faster than they can be killed off by coyote's.
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A quick search shows that there are real biological reasons that they prefer winters less harsh than what you get the further north you go.
Also there are a variety of species, some native to Argentina, so no surprise they do well there. Interestingly this article shows that the US armadillo is actually a different species than the similar one in Argentina, which apparently was typically thought to be the same due to the similar appearance.
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/nat...289577360.html