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Pangolin

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A pangolin has hard scales.

Philippine Pangolin Curled-up by Gregg Yan.jpg
Philippine Pangolin Curled-up by Gregg Yan.jpg
These scales act like armor. It can roll into a ball. It uses a long tongue to eat ants. This animal is very special. Can you see its scales?
Manis temminckii (29390603130).jpg
Manis temminckii (29390603130).jpg

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File:Pangolin skeletons.JPG
Pangolin skeletons.JPG
File:Pangolin scale histology.jpg
Pangolin scale histology.jpg
File:Manis temminckii (29390603130).jpg
Manis temminckii (29390603130).jpg
File:Pangolin defending itself from lions (Gir Forest, Gujarat, India).jpg
Pangolin defending itself from lions (Gir...
File:Philippine Pangolin Curled-up by Gregg Yan.jpg
Philippine Pangolin Curled-up by Gregg Yan.jpg
File:Manis mysteria scales.jpg
Manis mysteria scales.jpg
File:Trenggiling Sunda Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica.jpg
Trenggiling Sunda Sunda Pangolin Manis...
File:Manis pentadactyla I.jpg
Manis pentadactyla I.jpg
File:Manis crassicaudata (29600051791).jpg
Manis crassicaudata (29600051791).jpg
File:Phataginus tricuspis.jpg
Phataginus tricuspis.jpg
File:Em - Smutsia gigantea - 2.jpg
Em - Smutsia gigantea - 2.jpg
File:Manis tetradactyla (29645778336).jpg
Manis tetradactyla (29645778336).jpg

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