Save The Endangered Pangolin
By Lars Dailey
Why is the Pangolin endagered?
It endangered is because people hunt it for the meat and the skin. They use the skin for armor and expensive clothes, eat the meat as a delicacy. They also have predators like the tiger and lion.
Armor clothing made of Pangolin skin
This is what a pangolin suit looks like. Would you like to wear a dead animal's skin?
Predator of Pangolin
The curl up into a ball when they feel threatened.
About the Pangolin
It is eating ants in the leaves and grass.
The pangolin has a long tongue but it is not a relative to the anteater.
Extra Information
More facts about the pangolin.
They live in Southern Africa. They are 3 - 6 feet long from head to tail. They use their claws to break open anthills and termite mounds. They are herbivores. With the scales it may look like a reptile but it is a mammal.