Pangolin

Well, fingers very itchy so thought I'll show you a Pangolin. For those who have not seen nor gone near a Pangolin, this is your chance to see one on photo.

Some information of the Pangolin taken off the internet: armored, toothless mammal of tropical Asia and Africa. Pangolins range in length from 3 to 6 ft (90—180 cm) including the long, broad tail. Their snouts are narrow and pointed. The body is low to the ground and is covered with large, triangular, overlapping scales on the back, the sides, the outer sides of the limbs, and the entire tail. The belly is covered with sparse hair. When threatened, the animal rolls into a ball and erects the scales, points upward, so that it resembles a large pinecone. It also secretes a foul-smelling liquid. Pangolins, also called scaly anteaters, break open logs with their large, powerful claws and use their exceedingly long, slender tongues to lap up the insects on which they feed. Members of some species are tree dwellers and have prehensile, or grasping, tails; others are terrestrial. Pangolins are not closely related to any other living mammals, and their ancestry is not known. There are seven species, all of the genus Manis. In Africa, large numbers of pangolins are killed for their meat and scales by the local inhabitants, and the future of one species, the Cape pangolin, is seriously endangered. Unless protected, the future of three Asian pangolins is also uncertain. They are classified as phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, family Manidae, order Pholidota.

Pangolins are considered a delicacy in SEA. So if you do come across a roadkilled pangolin or anyone poaching them, do not hesitate to call Nparks or the Police. Do not try to rescue the pangolin with your bare hands because they will roll into a ball & you will have difficulty in holding it. Not forgetting it's tail is super strong too and once it grips onto anything, it will never let go including your hand!