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title: "Adorable Indian pangolins"  
description: "A short explanation of the Indian pangolins and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-01  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2743/adorable-indian-pangolins  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Indian pangolins", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Adorable Indian pangolins

![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/e39af24f-cf9d-4fbb-89e7-19e61e60e2e3.jpeg) ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/b961cc28-bffc-4b42-bf05-16be46d88f8a.jpeg) The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), commonly known as the thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a type of pangolin found in India. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/c9167797-7b01-43d6-a558-fa7a8c52a7b1.jpeg) They have a cone-shaped head with small, black eyes, a long muzzle, and a nose pad that is the same colour as, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/089c9ab0-42f1-4ea0-b80f-2cd7b7ebfaba.jpeg) They are insectivores that eat ants, termites, beetles, and cockroaches using a specially specialised long, sticky tongue. ![Facts about Indian Gaur](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/4ce1e4be-e922-4764-9c2b-58990bcd4b24.jpeg) However, the IUCN Red List classifies them as Endangered because of habitat degradation and hunting for their flesh and scales. ![Adorable Indian pangolins](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9050e454-2970-45ed-b543-c2a4b0689a5d/images/521a60c4-e0db-4b3b-b804-e373afd2c8ca.jpeg) Its scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine, and its meat is a delicacy in some Asian countries.

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