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Temminck's Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)

The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin or Cape pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. As a group, pangolins are among the most critically endangered animals in the world.

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Filename: Temminck's Pangolin looking at camera, South Africa
Copyright: Shannon Wild
Image Size: 8187x5458 / 8.3MB; Africa Ant Eater Brown Cape Cape pangolin Claws Coenraad Jacob Temminck Eastern Africa Endangered Ground Pangolin IUCN Vulnerable Ietermagog Kgaga Khwara Long Claws Mammal Most Trafficked Animal Pangolin Pholidota Poached Prehensile Tail Scaled Mammal Scales Scaly anteater Smutsia Smutsia temminckii South Africa South African pangolin Southern Africa Steppe pangolin Strange Animals Strange Looking Animals Temminck's Temminck's Pangolin Termite Eater Trafficked Vulnerable Weird Animals Weird Looking Animals Wildlife Crime Xikwaru bipedal bushmeat bushmeat trade day daytime dusk nocturnal pengguling savanna solitary solitary mammal temminckii terrestrial
Contained in galleries: AFRICA, ENDANGERED, AFRICAN ARCHIVE, WILDLIFE ARCHIVE

The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin or Cape pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. As a group, pangolins are among the most critically endangered animals in the world.