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World Pangolin Day 2025 - February 15
February 20 , 2025
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- This day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals.
- They are the only mammals with scales.
- They do not have teeth and feed on only ants and termites.
- There are eight species of pangolins found worldwide- four each in Asia and Africa
- The Indian Pangolin is the only species of pangolin found in Andhra Pradesh
- The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called the Thick-Tailed Pangolin and Scaly Anteater, is a native of the Indian Subcontinent.
- It is protected under Schedule-I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and is also listed in Appendix-I of the CITES.
- It is classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List.
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