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Pangolin
« on: April 15, 2013, 11:27:20 PM »
A pangolin (also referred to as a scaly anteater or trenggiling) is a mammal of the order Pholidota. The one extant family, Manidae, has one genus, Manis, which comprises eight species. A number of extinct species are known.


A ground pangolin

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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2013, 11:30:12 PM »
A pangolin has large keratin scales covering its skin, the only mammal with this adaptation. It is found naturally in tropical regions throughout Africa and Asia. The name, pangolin, comes from the Malay word, pengguling, meaning "something that rolls up".


Indian pangolin defending itself against Asiatic lions

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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2013, 11:33:43 PM »
Diet

Pangolins lack teeth and the ability to chew. Instead, they tear open anthills or termite mounds with their powerful front claws and probe deep into them with their very long tongues. Pangolins have glands in their chests to lubricate the tongue with sticky, ant-catching saliva.

Some species, such as the tree pangolin, use their strong, prehensile tails to hang from tree branches and strip away bark from the trunk, exposing insect nests inside.

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Reproduction

Gestation is 120–150 days. African pangolin females usually give birth to a single offspring at a time, but the Asiatic species can give birth from one to three. Weight at birth is 80–450 g (3–18 ounces), and the scales are initially soft. The young cling to the mother's tail as she moves about, although in burrowing species, they remain in the burrow for the first two to four weeks of life. Weaning takes place at around three months of age, and pangolins become sexually mature at two years.

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« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2013, 11:37:24 PM »
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Pangolins are hunted and eaten in many parts of Africa, and are one of the more popular types of bush meat. They are also in great demand in China because their meat is considered a delicacy and some Chinese believe pangolin scales have medicinal qualities. This, coupled with deforestation, has led to a large decrease in the numbers of giant pangolins. In November 2010, pangolins were added to the Zoological Society of London's list of genetically distinct and endangered mammals.

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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 11:39:14 PM »
Though pangolin are protected by an international ban on their trade, populations have suffered from illegal trafficking due to beliefs in Asia that their ground-up scales can stimulate lactation or cure cancer or asthma. In the past decade there have been numerous seizures of illegally trafficked pangolin and pangolin meat in Asia. In one such incident in 2013, 10,000 kilograms of pangolin meat was seized from a Chinese vessel that ran aground in the Philippines.

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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 11:40:33 PM »
The Guardian provided a description of the killing and eating of pangolins: "A Guangdong chef interviewed last year in the Beijing Science and Technology Daily described how to prepare a pangolin: 'We keep them alive in cages until the customer makes an order. Then we hammer them unconscious, cut their throats and drain the blood. It is a slow death. We then boil them to remove the scales. We cut the meat into small pieces and use it to make a number of dishes, including braised meat and soup. Usually the customers take the blood home with them afterwards.'"

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Re: Pangolin
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2013, 11:43:29 PM »
Then we hammer them unconscious, cut their throats and drain the blood. It is a slow death.

they are barbaric.  yes they are. >:(

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Re: Pangolin
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2013, 04:03:34 PM »
namit ni paisang ni haw.



sinabawang panggoling




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Re: Pangolin
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2013, 04:51:34 PM »
namit ni paisang ni haw.




Indi paisang, kilawong hang pinakanamit ani nga bibi pangoling...

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