Indian Mammals: A Field Guide by Vivek Menon

Indian Mammals: A Field Guide by Vivek Menon

Author:Vivek Menon
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Hachette India
Published: 2014-06-20T00:00:00+00:00


Pangolins eat termites, ants, beetles, larvae and ant eggs. They dig out prey using their powerful forefeet, shovelling earth backwards, inserting their sticky tongue into entrances of termite mounds or onto prey, then retracting it into their tubular snout.

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They are primarily terrestrial, although they do climb trees and swim as well.2 When walking, they bow their front legs and tuck the long claws under them, shuffling on all four legs. When climbing, they use their tail as a prehensile limb.

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