All About Pangolins

Written By Rizal Delfin

Would you like to know about pangolins? If you do, I will tell you about pangolins. The first fact you should know is that pangolins are a group of Asian and African animals. They eat termites and every time they eat they have to swallow stones to digest their food. Pangolins have a long tongue to catch termites in burrows. There are eight different types of pangolins. All pangolins have three claws and have 47 vertebrates they also can curl into balls for protection from hungry predators.

Even though it is illegal, pangolins are still hunted for their scales. Therefore, pangolins are listed as an endangered species. Pangolin day is the third Saturday in February. Their scales are made of keratin, the same thing your nails are made of. Their noses open and close. They’re the only animals that have scales on their body. That is all you need to know about pangolins.

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