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Pangolin (Anteater)

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Pangolin (Scaly Anteater)  Pangolins are solitary, nocturnal creatures that hide in darkness and burrow during the day. Pangolin is a critically endangered species. If we do not take care of their conservation, they will not disappear from the face of the earth forever. A special ability to roll into a ball to escape is the most important characteristic of the pangolin (Manis crassicaudata). Walk very little, If you see it, you will mistake it for a type of reptile that is related to the crocodile. But they are not among the crawling, egg-reproducing reptiles.  It is a mammal. They also have the name scaly anteater. There are eight species of pangolin in the world. They are found in Asia. Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). There are four similar ones in Africa. Blck-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), gi...