Pangolin (UEB contracted)
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- Synopsis
- This page shows an image of a side view of an animal with a coat of large scales. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The animal's small pointed head is on the left of the page with its broad, flat tail to the right. On the tip of its pointed nose is one of its nostrils and right and up from this is one of its eyes. It has no external ears. The scales on its face are very small and not shown. Its pointed head blends in continuously with its slightly rounded long body with no apparent neck. The body is covered in large protective scales. Two of its four short legs are shown at the bottom of the image. The front leg to the left has large claws. The flat tail stretches out to the right of the image. It is wide when seen from above. Three types of pangolin exist. The common pangolin is approximately one metre long. They look like reptiles but are mammals. Their scales are made from the same material as our hair and fingernails (keratin). When threatened by a predator they roll into a ball and wrap their tail around the ball of their body. A female with a baby will protect it in the centre of its rolled up body. They feed on ants and the large front claws help them dig the ant nest out. They have an extremely long sticky tongue to collect the ants (up to 40 cm in larger pangolins), which is stored in a special sheath in the chest when not in use. They have no teeth.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 04/24/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Animals
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.