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Giant pangolin

Order : Pholidota
Family : Manidae
Species : Manis gigantea

The Giant Pangolin (Manis gigantea) is the largest of the scaly anteaters or 'pangolins'. It lives in Africa along the equator from west to east and its diet consists almost entirely on ants and termites. Because it eats only ants and termites, the giant pangolin has no teeth and cannot chew. Its main threats are habitat destruction, the bushmeat market, and the illegal medicine market. The giant pangolin, like other pangolins, is nocturnal. It is a good climber and a good digger with its strong claws, which they curl in their paws when walking around.

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Facts about the giant pangolin

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Manis gigantea is the largest of its genus, giving it the name "giant pangolin. (Full text)

Giant pangolins are terrestrial animals, preferring not to live in trees. (Full text)

The giant pangolin is one of the most unusual species in the forest. (Full text)

The Giant Pangolin is almost 6 feet (2 meters) long and weighs 70 pounds (32 kg). (Full text)

Several of these are arboreal in their habits - but the Giant Pangolin is a ground species and does not climb trees. (Full text)