Pictures of Florida's Wild Animals
Pictures of Florida's Wild Animals
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Armadillo Another of nature's unique creation's, the armadillo is covered with a flexible "armor" (hence the name) from tail to head. If endangered they can roll up into a ball, but I've noticed they generally just run for cover. They can run pretty fast, too. Armadillos spend the day rooting around and digging little holes. They then stick their long snouts and long tongues and nab the little bugs there. They have very poor eyesight, and this makes them pretty easy to sneak up on and take pictues. Unfortunately, it makes them get hit by careless speeding drivers, of which Florida and Hillsborough have no shortage. Overall, they are cute, harmless, and mellow.
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Commonality list This is my list of the likelihood of seeing various creatures based on my experiences. Of course, you have to be in the right habitat, the odds of seeing a Dolphin in the forest are not very good. Also, these are based a lot on my local area of Hillsborough County (Tampa). A hyperlink means some kind of info and probably some photos are available. Common If you are in the appropriate habitat, you should run into one of these. In many cases, you can't avoid them.
Uncommon These are harder to find. You'll have to spend some time outdoors and probably look a little for these. However, odds are you'll find one after a little effort.
Rare Difficult to find. Usually, it's just luck to find one, or you'll have to look very hard. You'll probably only see one every six months.
Ultra Rare Very difficult to find. Most people, even people who spend a fair amount of time outdoors, like me, never see one. Consider yourself truely priviledged if you do catch a glimpse of one in the wild.
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