Top 10 fact about Pangolins🦔||Mammals animal.

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Fascinating and charismatic, these scaly skinned Mammals are one of the most elusive animals in the world. Here are our top facts about pangolins.

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• They could be mistaken for reptiles. Pangolins have a full body of scales. So some might mistake them for reptiles, but pangolins are actually mammals. There are eight different species, four in Asia and four in Africa. Sadly all of them are threatened with extinction.

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• They’re shy. Pangolins are shy typically nocturnal animals, most commonly found in forests. They live either on the ground, or up in trees sheltering in hollows.

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• Pangolin means ‘roller’ The word Pangolin comes from the Malay word ‘pengguling’, meaning something that rolls up. This is because they curl up into a ball when they feel threatened.

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• They’re fully armored. Pangolins are often called scaly anteaters due to their love of ants and the way that their scales overlap across their body. Their scales are made from keratin which is the same stuff as our own hair and fingernails. They're also the only mammal in the world to be completely covered in scales which provides them with protection from predators.

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• They’re natural pest controllers. Pangolins eat up to 70 million insects each year. To help with this, they have sharp claws to help them break open termite mounds and long sticky tongues that can grow up to a third of their body length and help to scoop up their prey.

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• They walk on their knuckles and they do this to protect their long sharp claws which they really need for burrowing into those termite mounds

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• Pangolins can help crop growth. When digging for food, pangolins can help to aerate the soil using their long snouts, claws, and long tongues too which is really great for crop growth.

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• A baby pangolin is called a pango pup. A female pangolin will usually only give birth to one infant per year and the baby will ride on its mother's back for the first three months while its own scales harden.

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• They don't just use their scales for defense. Pangolins can secrete a bad substance from their rectal glands. when threatened, similar to a skunk, which helps to ward off any unwanted attention from predators.

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• They are the heaviest trafficked wild mammals in the world. It's estimated that around 1 million pangolins have been taken from the wild and traded since the year 2000.

They're in high demand in countries like China and In Vietnam their meat is eaten as a delicacy. and pangolin scales are used in traditional medicine. All eight species are now protected from international commercial trade, but unfortunately the illegal trade in pangolins still continues. We're working with partners in Asia and Africa to protect pangolins and other species from wildlife crime. By reducing poaching and disrupting illegal trade chains,

we can hopefully bring about an end to wildlife crime for pangolins. We really hope you've enjoyed My post about pangolins.

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