Pangolins have large, protective
keratin scales covering their skin; they are the only known mammals with this
adaptation.
They live in hollow trees or
burrows, depending on the species.
Pangolins are nocturnal, and
their diet consists of mainly ants and termites which they capture using their
long, specially adapted tongues. They tend to be solitary animals, meeting only
to mate and produce a litter of one to three offspring which are raised for
about two years.
Pangolins are threatened by
hunting (for their meat and armor) and heavy deforestation of their natural
habitats. They are the most trafficked mammal in the world. All eight pangolin
species are listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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