The most fascinating things about Pangolin’s is that due to their reclusive nature, scientists are unsure of how long they live in the wild. For all we know, the elusive Pangolins could live for 20 years, 30 years, 100 years or more.
There are eight different types of pangolins in the world.
Surprisingly, they are closely related to cats, dogs, and bears.
They have poor vision, like myself, but instead of relying on coke-bottle glasses, they have an excellent sense of smell. They track down termites and ants and eat them with a tongue that is attached to their last pair of ribs. In their stomach are small stones and spines that mash up their food, and with each new thing I learn about the Pangolin I’m increasingly shocked.
They run, climb, and swim fastly and dig burrows to sleep in. They tunnel underground and come out at night to eat insects. As they are solitary animals and due to their behaviors, scientists have a hard time studying them.
Honestly, Pangolins sound much more interesting than humans. I don’t think many comparisons can be made between these species, except I wish I could curl up into a ball and hide on occassion.
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