Pangolin pictures

Pangolin is a general term for the genus pangolin of the pangolin family, with a total of 8 species. Terrestrial mammal having a long, narrow body, scaly nails all over the body, thick and short limbs, a flattened and long tail, and a slightly raised back. Pangolins live mostly in subtropical deciduous forests. During the day, he often lives in the cave and clogs it with soil. They often go out at night to find food, sleep during the day and go out at night, and curl up into a ball when they meet the enemy. Pangolins are rare in the wild, and private hunting and consumption are prohibited in China.

The pangolin has a long and narrow body, scaly nails all over the body, thick and short limbs, a flat and long tail, and a slight bulge on the back. There are great differences in weight and length among different individuals. The head is conical, the eyes are small, and the lips are pointed. Long tongue, toothless. The ears are underdeveloped. The foot has 5 toes and strong claws, and the forefoot claws are long, especially the middle third claw, and the hindfoot claws are short and small. The scales of the whole body are like tiles. From the top of the forehead to the back, the outside of the limbs and the ventral side of the tail. The scale nails are arranged from the center of the back to both sides, showing a longitudinal shape. The scales are dark brown. The scale has three shapes: the back scale is a broad diamond, the scale base is longitudinally striated, and the edge is smooth. The number of longitudinal stripes varies with the size of the scales. The scales on the ventral side, the medial part of the forelimb and the hindlimb are shield-shaped, with keel-like processes in the center and longitudinal lines in the scale base. The caudal scales are folded. There are bristles between the scales. There are long white and brown sparse bristles on both cheeks, eyes, ears, neck and abdomen, lateral limbs and tail base. There is very little fluff. The hairs at the base of the two adjacent scales of the adult coincide, like fascicles. The female has a pair of nipples.

Pangolin is a specialized species with basic visual degradation, especially a keen sense of smell. The liver of pangolin is small, the liver detoxification function is weak, the immune system is weak, belongs to the single-chamber stomach, the stomach is covered with horny membrane, the mucous membrane of the gastric gland is covered with many "S"-shaped folds, and the food is ground by the small gravel swallowed into the stomach when swallowed. The surface of pangolin intestine is smooth and the small intestine is long.