Indian Pangolin rescued from Ganjam

An Indian Pangolin was rescued from a well in Kansamari village under Sanakhemundi block of Ganjam district in Odisha on 01 June, 2020.

🌏 As per reports, the Pangolin was first witnessed in a well.

Soon people crowded the place to witness the rare

mammal.

🌏 After getting a tip off from the locals Podamari Forest

officials along with the Forester reached the spot and

rescued the Pangolin.

🌏 The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called

thick-tailed Pangolin and scaly anteater is a Pangolin

native to the Indian subcontinent.

🌏 Like other Pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its

body which act as armour.

🌏 It can also curl itself into a ball (volvation) as self-defence

against predators such as the tiger.

🌏 Though many think of them as reptiles, Pangolins are

actually mammals.