Well, I know you're not allowed to capture any animals in the Everglades. That may have been the sticking point. It was thirty-four years ago. I dunno. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There seems to be one point that's wrong. I don't think the 9 banded > armadillo is considered endangered. It breeds well. The reason you > shouldn't keep one as a pet is that they carry leprosy. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > And the only! > > > > On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:09 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > > > >> That's the best armadillo story I've ever read. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>> Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > >>> Sent: 12 February 2008 11:36 > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> Subject: Re: The Cushman Photos -- watching a photographer progress > >>> > >>> I've been to Lincoln Park Zoo a number of times, but don't remember > >>> > >>> the bear. When I was a kid, we most often went to Brookfield. They > >>> were about equidistant from the Southeast side. > >>> > >>> My best memory of Lincoln Park Zoo comes from the days when I worked > >>> > >>> on the race car. We were driving back from Miami with our truck and > >>> > >>> trailer one Sunday night and saw some armadillos poking around near > >>> > >>> the road. The guy who was driving decided to stop, and one of the > >>> guys, who was a bit of a lunatic, jumped out and chased an > >>> armadillo. He caught him and put him in the truck, thinking > >>> we'd keep > >>> him in our shop as a pet. Well, when we got back to Chicago that > >>> Armadillo was very unhappy. Couldn't get him to eat. (Don't know why > >>> > >>> he didn't like cheeseburgers), and the cold was making him sluggish. > >>> > >>> So we decided to take him to Lincoln Park Zoo. After smoking > >>> a bit of > >>> weed. (The armadillo didn't like that any more than the > >>> > >> cheeseburger.) > >> > >>> At the zoo, we managed to find the administration building. We went > >>> > >>> into the office with the armadillo in a box and told the > >>> receptionist > >>> we wanted to donate an armadillo. Well, it seems the curator > >>> had been > >>> hoping to get an armadillo for some time. Just the day before they > >>> had tricked him with some kind of object made from an armadillo > >>> shell. They had wrapped a blanket around it and presented it to him. > >>> > >>> So, he of course assumed this was another trick and refused to come > >>> > >>> out to the reception area. So we took the armadillo out of the box. > >>> > >>> The office was quite warm and that seemed to please him. He (or she > >>> > >>> as the case may have been) began scampering around the office > >>> and the > >>> receptionist screamed. That got the curator out there. In short, he > >>> > >>> was thrilled. We lied and told him that the armadillo must have > >>> crawled into our trailer while we were racing. Since they're an > >>> endangered species, we didn't want to end up in the clink. He > >>> pointed > >>> out that armadillos are very timid and would never come near a > >>> trailer, but he wanted an armadillo bad enough that he didn't press > >>> > >>> the issue. So the armadillo moved into Lincoln Park Zoo, and we went > >>> > >>> back to our cold shop, cheeseburgers and weed. > >>> > >>> And that's my Lincoln Park Zoo story, the only one I have:-). > >>> Paul > >>> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world > -- Anonymous > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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