PANGOLIN BOOK

P ANGOLIN

P ANGOLIN





With its armoured shell and peculiar gait, the humble pangolin

looks more like an anteater prepped for medieval battle than an
animal under threat. Illegal trade, however, has now rendered the
scaly animal the most trafficked mammal on earth.















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P ANGOLIN





With its armoured shell and peculiar gait, the humble pangolin

looks more like an anteater prepped for medieval battle than an
animal under threat. Illegal trade, however, has now rendered the
scaly animal the most trafficked mammal on earth.















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The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness
[ TEMMINCK'S GROUND PANGOLIN ] is important to the quality of life of humans.



- Jim Fowler -
This is one of four species of pangolin found in southern and
eastern Africa. It can measure over 1m in length and weigh up
to 18kg. Their body is protected by overlapping, protective
scales composed of protein keratin. This species of pangolin
is bipedal, walking only on its hind legs where the front limbs
are adapted for digging.







HABITAT
Ground pangolins are mainly found in savannah woodlands,
but are also found on floodplain grasslands, rocky slopes and
arid desert environments.

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The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness
[ TEMMINCK'S GROUND PANGOLIN ] is important to the quality of life of humans.



- Jim Fowler -
This is one of four species of pangolin found in southern and
eastern Africa. It can measure over 1m in length and weigh up
to 18kg. Their body is protected by overlapping, protective
scales composed of protein keratin. This species of pangolin
is bipedal, walking only on its hind legs where the front limbs
are adapted for digging.







HABITAT
Ground pangolins are mainly found in savannah woodlands,
but are also found on floodplain grasslands, rocky slopes and
arid desert environments.

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[ location ]





There are eight species of pangolins:
Four Asian species and four African species.


























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[ location ]





There are eight species of pangolins:
Four Asian species and four African species.


























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[ defense ]





When threatened, pangolins curl up into a
defensive ball and their overlapping
scales act as armour.



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[ defense ]





When threatened, pangolins curl up into a
defensive ball and their overlapping
scales act as armour.



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The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak,

so we must, and we will.

- Theodore Roosevelt -




























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The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak,

so we must, and we will.

- Theodore Roosevelt -




























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Conservation is a state of harmony
between men and land.


- Aldo Leopold -



































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Conservation is a state of harmony
between men and land.


- Aldo Leopold -



































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My mission is to create a world where

we can live in harmony with nature.

- Jane Goodall -



























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My mission is to create a world where

we can live in harmony with nature.

- Jane Goodall -



























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It’s not whether animals will survive,

it’s whether man has the will to save them.

- Anthony Douglas Williams -




























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It’s not whether animals will survive,

it’s whether man has the will to save them.

- Anthony Douglas Williams -




























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The greatness of a nation can be judged

by the way its animals are treated.
- Mahatma Gandhi -

















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The greatness of a nation can be judged

by the way its animals are treated.
- Mahatma Gandhi -

















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[ PANGOLIN ]






The name pangolin comes from the Malay word pengguling,
meaning “one who rolls up.”


Pangolins have a very poor sense of vision, so they rely
heavily on smell and hearing. Pangolins also lack teeth,
therefore they have evolved other physical characteristics
to help them eat ants and termites. Their skeletal structure
is sturdy and they have strong front legs that are useful for
tearing into termite mounds. They use their powerful front
claws to dig into trees, ground, and vegetation to find ants
and termites, and then proceed to use their long tongues to
probe inside the termite tunnels and to retrieve their prey.










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[ PANGOLIN ]






The name pangolin comes from the Malay word pengguling,
meaning “one who rolls up.”


Pangolins have a very poor sense of vision, so they rely
heavily on smell and hearing. Pangolins also lack teeth,
therefore they have evolved other physical characteristics
to help them eat ants and termites. Their skeletal structure
is sturdy and they have strong front legs that are useful for
tearing into termite mounds. They use their powerful front
claws to dig into trees, ground, and vegetation to find ants
and termites, and then proceed to use their long tongues to
probe inside the termite tunnels and to retrieve their prey.










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