8 questions Vegetables for Dogs Quiz Play The Pangolin Quiz: Scales, Tongues and Stones
The only mammal covered in scales has a few more surprises. Can you score eight out of eight?
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What are pangolin scales made of?
Keratin is the same material as human hair and nails, and the scales keep growing for life.
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What does the name "pangolin" mean in Malay?
When threatened, a pangolin curls into a tight ball to protect its soft belly.
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How many teeth does a pangolin have?
With no teeth, it swallows small stones that grind food in its stomach.
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Where is a pangolin's tongue anchored?
The tongue, up to 28 inches long in some species, stays coiled inside the body until needed.
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About how many ants and termites can one adult eat in a year?
That makes pangolins free pest control for farms and forests.
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How many pangolin species are there?
Four live in Asia and four live in Africa.
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What are the pangolin's closest living relatives?
DNA shows the two lines split around 57 to 67 million years ago.
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How does a baby pangolin get around?
If danger shows up, the mother curls her whole body around the baby.
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