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The Pangolin
The Pangolin
- Their average size is 3 feet 9 inches to 4.5 feet long
- Their weight is 4 to 72 pounds
- Their life span is actually unknown
- The pangolin eats insects
- Eight different species
- Nicknamed the "scaly ant-eater"
- All 8 species are rapidly approaching extinction
- The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal
- The name pangolin comes from the word "penggulung" a Malay word that means "roller"
The ranges of the eight species of pangolin
Source: OneMoreGeneration.org
A video from the Chester Zoo, some rare footage of a giant pangolin
Source: nikela.org
Source: National Geographic
Source: National Geographic Wild
Our informational video on pangolins:
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