Pangolin's Body
It uses this part of the body to get food to its mouth
The tongue
This is when the pangolin goes hunting.
At night
When bugs crawl across a pangolin's face it does this to protect itself.
It tightly shuts its eyes with its eyelids.
What kinds of things try to hurt a pangolin?
Bigger animals and people
These help protect the pangolin from predators.
Its scales
The name given to animals who are awake at night and sleep during the day.
Nocturnal animal
What does a pangolin do when danger is near?
Rolls up in a tight ball.
Why do some people hunt pangolins?
For food or medicine
This protects the pangolin from ants.
Its thick eye lids, thick skin
These are two of the pangolins favorite foods.
Ants and termites
What other body part can a pangolin use to protect itself from bigger animals?
Its tail.
How are the ground pangolins protected?
In Africa, there are parks for them and they are protected there.
It uses this body part with its tongue to find food.
Its nose
This is how the pangolin finds its food.
By smelling for them.
How does the pangolin mother keep its babies safe?
Carries the baby on its tail.
Are pangolins protected all over the world?
No, in other places they are still hunted even though it's against the law.
The pangolin can use this body part to cut bigger animals and tell them to 'get lost'.
Its tail
How do the pangolins use their claws to get food?
They dig up and break open the bugs' nest.
raises up it's scales and then snap them down on the predator
What could happen to the pangolin if people do not protect it?
They could become extinct.