giant pangolin
smutsia gigantea latin

Very little information about the reproduction of the giant pangolin is known.

This, coupled with deforestation, has led to a large decrease in the numbers of giant pangolins.

The giant pangolin is the largest of all pangolin species.

The giant pangolin has a long snout, a long thick tail, and large front claws.

The giant pangolin, like other pangolins, is motile and nocturnal, which makes observation difficult.

Like all pangolins, the giant pangolin is a specialized insectivore that lacks teeth and the ability to chew.

The giant pangolin (Manis gigantea) is a pangolin species.

The giant pangolin inhabits many countries, with the largest concentration in Uganda, Tanzania, and western Kenya.

Giant pangolin (M. gigantea)

The giant pangolin is the largest species of pangolin, or "scaly anteaters" - the large, scaled mammals belonging to the Manidae family.

The mammal species reported are 87 including elephants, lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, hippos, giant pangolins, black colobus, mandrills and leopards.

The lesser forest in the park is inhabited by elephants, gorillas, and various small carnivores, porcupines, squirrels, african golden cats, leopards, giant pangolins, duikers and red river hog.

The area is rich in African fauna typifying both savannah and forest habitats, including: elephants, lions, hyenas, leopards, giant forest hogs, giant pangolin, baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, red-tailed guenons, and buffalo.

A number of groups of extant mammals have independently evolved bipedalism as their main form of locomotion - for example humans, giant pangolins, the extinct giant ground sloths, numerous species of jumping rodents and macropods.

Because of its relatively large size, the giant pangolin is particularly well-suited to breaking open termite mounds, done by leaning on the mound and resting its weight on its tail, and then ripping into the mound with its front claws.

The ones that live in Africa are the cape pangolin, tree pangolin, and giant pangolin, and the three that live in Asia are the Indian pangolin, Malaysian pangolin, and Chinese pangolin.