I KNEW WHAT A PANGOLIAN IS BUT HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY RARE SORT OF LIKE THE PLATYPUS. THERE ARE 8 DIFFERENT SPECIES SPREAD OVER A LARGE PART OF THE OLD WORLD. THEY ARE NOCTURNAL AND LIVE IN BURROUGHS IN THE GROUND OR IN HOLLOW TREES. UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE GOOD TO EAT AND THE SCALES ARE USED IN CHINESE MEDICINE SO LIKE THE RHINO ARE NOW ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. I WILL INCLUDE SOME PICTURES FOR THOSE WHO MAY NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS UNIQUE ANCIENT FORM OF ANTEATER. #1. WALKING
#2. & #3. SHOWS CLAWS FOR COMPARISON TO THE BELT
#4. PANGOLIANS ONLY PROTECTION CURLED UP TO AVOID LIONS IN INDIA
#5. A PANGOLIAN COAT PRESENTED TO KING GEORGE THE THIRD IN 1820
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