What are these scaly creatures?
Pangolins, also known as scaly anteater are varied in sizes ranging from 30cm to
100cm. Pangolins have large, protective scales, covering their skin. Depending
on the which species, they live in hollow trees or burrows. Pangolins are nocturnal
creatures, and their diet contains ants & termites, which they catch with their
tongues. Their habitats,included rainforests and grasslands. When Pangolins are threaten,
pangolins roll into ball like an armadillo, making the less then half their normal size.
This helps them shield their face and stomach from predators.
- Scaly Anteater
- Scales
- Nocturnal
Singing apes?
Gibbons are widely known as small, highly agile, and vocal apes native to the
tropical rainforests of South-East Asia. Unlike monkeys, they have no tail. Gibbons also
have a unquie body structure. They have extraordinarily long arms relative to their body
size, and special ball-and-socket wrist joints. This species are famous for their loud,
musical, and complex morning calls, they use these songs to mark territory and strength
bonds. Gibbions diet uasually contain fruit(favouriting figs), but they also eat leaves,
flowers, and insects.
- Long arms
- Throat sack
- Lesser apes