Manis pentadactyla

This animal is a cross between an anteater and an armadillo. It has a 58 cm head and body and 45 cm tail. Females as a rule are smaller than males. The pangolin is a nocturnal mammal whose meat is eaten as great delicacy by hill tribes. It has a lot of fat on its body and hard scales. The Pangolin gives live birth. It takes about 5 months before the new baby is born. One of the most unusual parts of this animal is the really long tongue.

The pangolin is a mammal like a dog or a cat. This animal will climb trees to get insects to eat. Most pangolins spend most of their time in trees, and some are good swimmers. When a pangolin is threatened, it will roll up into a ball and not even large predators can uncoil them.

The scaly ant eater is listed as an endangered species.