Epic Pangolin (Scaly Anteater) Sighting! | Rare And Endangered | Lalashe Mara Ripoi Safari

An epic sighting of a Ground Pangolin, or Scaly Anteater, next to the pathway between the rooms and the main area inside Lalashe Mara Ripoi camp!
Pangolins are solitary animals and only interact for mating. They dig and live in deep burrows made of hemispherical chambers. These burrows are large enough for humans to crawl into and stand up. Although it is capable of digging its own burrow, the ground pangolin prefers to occupy those abandoned by warthogs or aardvarks or to lie in dense vegetation, making it even more difficult to observe. When threatened, their defense mechanism is to curl into a ball with their scales outward, hiss and puff, and lash out with their sharp-edged tails. The scales on the tails are capable of a cutting action to inflict serious wounds. Pangolins are also capable of emitting noxious acid from glands near the anus, similar to a skunk, to ward off predators.
The two main threats encountered by ground pangolin populations are habitat loss and illegal trafficking. Pangolins are reported to be the most trafficked animal in the world (with elephants a close second). The scales alone account for 20% of the black market in protected animal parts; they are boiled off the body and used for traditional medicines. Pangolin meat is sold as a high-end delicacy in China and Vietnam, the blood is believed to be a healing tonic, and pangolin fetuses have alleged health benefits and aphrodisiac qualities. How many are left in the wild is unknown. Pangolins are generally poorly known to the public and their endangered status has so far received much less publicity than in the case of more iconic species

Filmed In The Mara Ripoi Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara, Kenya

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