Pangolin

This is a type of anteater, covered in an armor of horny scales. When attacked, they roll themselves up, and raise their sharp-edged scales. They are hunted for their meat.

Keywords

Mammalia, mammals, Edentata, Pangolin, Chinese pangolin, scaley anteater, Manis pentadactyla

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Source

Worthington Hooker, Natural History (New York:Harper & Brothers, 1882) 74

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