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Historical Creature - Pangolin or Scaly Anteater

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We all see wild animals like Tiger, Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard etc... It seem like these animals are a real world or say Morden or present time animals..... But some animals are looked like past time animal or Historical Creatures.... Now our safari is to see one of that  historical creatures - " Pangolin or Scaly Anteater " Introduction The Indian Pangolin, thick tail Pangolin or scaly anteater, scientific name is Manis crassicaudata. It is found in plains and hills of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan. It is not common anywhere in its range. Physical Characteristics The Indian Pangolin is a solitary, shy and slow moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84-122 cm long from head to tail, the tail is usually being 33-47 cm long. It weights 10-16 kg. Females are generally smaller than males and have one pair of mammie. The pangolin possesses a cone-shape head with small, dark eyes and a long muzzle...