PPT-Pangolins

By O liver I ke and belle Habitat and diet The pangolin lives in grasslands and forests and their diet consists of mainly ants and termites which they capture using their long specially adapted tongues . PANGOLINS PHOTO: Marco Tonoli Manis temminckii GIANT PANGOLIN Manis ( Smutsia ) gigantea TREE PANGOLIN Manis tricuspis Common name • Cape Pangolin, • Ground Pangolin, • Scaly Malayan / Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica - n d By: Micah hart, Wilson Lemus. What are Pangolin scales . made . from?. Their scales are made out of Keratin.. How many African species of . pangolins . are there?. There are 3 African Pangolin species.. WHAT IS A PANGOLIN? MAIN THREATS 64,150 whole pangolins, many of them alivepangolins worth of scales 9,846 KG 53,760 KG IS PART PANGOLINS AND THEIR PARTS MEDICINESUSTENANCECLOTHINGSTATUS THE PLIGHT Fennec foxes have huge, bat-like ears to radiate body heat and help them keep cool in the Sahara heat. They also have long, thick fur that insulates them during the cold desert.. Deer are high on most people’s lists of friendly animals. They’re timid, herbivorous, and maybe only pose a threat when they kick out in fear before bouncing off into the woods. Also, they rarely have fangs. The tufted deer of China, however, must have forgotten about that last part. Named for the small tuft of black fur which usually grows along the crest of their heads, their most striking feature is nevertheless the large vampire fangs that grow out of their mouths.. Siew Who Choo et al. 2017. Genome Research. Manis. sp.. Manis. sp.. Rationale. Only mammal who’s skin is covered by large and overlapping keratinized scales. .. Origin of this unique trait is unknown…Perhaps defense armor against predators. Our mission. To initiate and support the scientific and practical study of rare and endangered species in Namibia, especially developing and facilitating solutions to community, national and international problems with these species, while striving to maintain .