All About 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

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