After its rescue from the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, a pangolin is giving a tough time to forest officials in the Nahargarh Biological Park near Jaipur in captivity.
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The endangered mammal has refused to accept any food given by the park staff and is mostly spending time in a burrow which it has dug out for itself.
Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order Pholidota.
The eight species: There are a total of eight pangolin species across Africa and Asia.
Asian species: Sunda Pangolin, Philippine Pangolin, Chinese Pangolin and ‘Indian Pangolin’.
African species: Long-tailed Pangolin, Tree Pangolin, Giant Pangolin and the Ground Pangolin.
They have large, protective keratin scales covering their skin, and they are the only known mammals with this feature.
They roll into a ball when threatened which can make them easy pickings for poachers.
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