Habits
Pangolin is a viviparous animal, its estrus mating time is mainly from April to May, cohabitation with males and females during estrus, and is separated after mating. The delivery period is from December to January of next year. About 5 to 6 months of gestation, male pangolins have a long duration of estrus. Male estrus has been estrus and does not show periodicity. Female estrus has 2 to 5 estrus cycles, and the estrus cycle is 12 to 25 days. The female is no longer in heat after conception. Males are looking for females during estrus. They live together during the mating period and are separated after mating. Pangolins have 1 child each year. Under artificial feeding conditions, 3 children can be produced in 2 years. The birth weight of pangolin was 90-130 grams, closed eyes, no scales, pale white, half-moon opening; after 1 month, the weight gain was 200-500 grams, the scales gradually became keratinized, mostly dark brown; 2 months later With the female pangolin go out for food; when they go out, the cubs fall on the back of the mother animal. It feeds on ants and termites and also eats insect larvae. 6 months baby beast body weight up to 1500 to 2000 grams, can leave the mother animal independent life.
Pangolin mostly digs in the grass in the foothills or where the hills and shrubs are relatively moist. When it is nocturnal, it curls into a ball when it encounters an enemy. The hard hard shell makes it difficult for the beast to bite or swallow. The shell of the pangolin is composed of an organic bone structure known as keratin, which occupies approximately the entire weight of the pangolin. 20%. When a large carnivorous lion such as a lion tries to bite into a group of pangolins, pangolins also use muscles to cut the scales and cut the enemy's mouth. Animals trying to eat pangolins are severely injured. The tongue is slender, retractable, with sticky saliva, and when looking for food, the ant spot can be found with a sensitive sense of smell, and the forelimb can be dug out with a strong forelimb claw, and the nose can be penetrated deep into the hole and eaten with a long tongue.
There is a large amount of food in pangolins. An adult pangolin's stomach can hold up to 500 grams of termites. According to the observation of scientists, in an area of ​​250 acres of woodland, as long as there is an adult pangolin, termites will not cause harm to the forest. It can be seen that pangolins play a significant role in protecting forests, dams, maintaining ecological balance, and human health.
Pangolin usually lives alone in caves and only lives in pairs during the breeding season. Corresponding to cave life, pangolins have the habit of love and cleanliness. Before each stool, first dig a 5-10 cm deep pit with the front claws outside the hole 1-2 meters, and then discharge the excrement into the pit. Cover it with loose soil. The structure of the cave is also very particular, often varies with the seasons and food, there are generally two main forms: one is the summer residence, called the summer cave, built in the cool, cool, high hillside, so as not to Rainwater is poured in. The tunnel inside the tunnel is short, about 30 centimeters. The inside structure is relatively simple. The other is winter. It is called Dongdong and built on a leeward sunny side. The terrain is low and there is 4 vertical height from the ground. Mido, the structure of the cave is more complex, the tunnel is meandering and curved like a gourd, and every other distance there is a soil wall piled up with earth, which can reach a length of more than 10 meters. It also passes through two or three termite nests and becomes its The "granary" in the winter has a relatively large cavity at the end of the hole. It is covered with soft weeds to keep warm. It is the "bedroom" for the wintering period and is also used as a "nursing room."
Growing in tropical and subtropical areas. Generally more habitat in the mountains, hills or shrubs mixed forest, small stone mixed mud and other more humid places. Dig holes and build more holes in the mud belt. The hole is longer and there is a nest at the end. White Pelicans often hide in the hole and block it with mud. In the evening, they go out for food. They are active and can climb trees. When encountering an enemy or being frightened, it often turns into a ball. Its main food is termites, in addition to ants and their larvae, bees, wasps and other insect larvae.
Pangolin has only one genus in China and is distributed in Hainan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan. There are also neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Myanmar, India and Nepal.
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