You Won’t Believe This Scaly Mammal Exists — The Secretive Pangolin

Hidden in Southeast Asia’s forests, the Sunda pangolin lives a secretive, nocturnal life behind an armor of overlapping scales. In this video, discover how this gentle insect-eater survives in the treetops and leaf litter—and why it desperately needs protection.

Fast Facts:

✅ Keratin armor: overlapping scales made of the same material as hair and nails

✅ Defensive curl: rolls into a tight ball and can emit a strong odor to deter predators

✅ No teeth, super tongue: a long, sticky tongue (can be longer than its head) to slurp ants and termites

✅ Power claws: digs into nests and climbs trees with surprising strength

✅ Silent hunter: poor eyesight, relies on smell and hearing; mostly nocturnal

✅ Baby riders: young pangolins often ride on the mother’s tail

✅ Conservation status: Critically Endangered; protected (e.g., CITES Appendix I) due to heavy poaching and trafficking

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