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Like fur and reptile scales, banglin scales are made out of keratin.
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The pangolin is a mammal that has scales.?
Yes, the pangolin is a mammal that has scales
Are scales body parts?
They are parts of the body of fish, snakes, or pangolin.
Is a pangolin's body covered with tough protective scales made from the same substance as that in the hairs and finger nails?
Yes, it is like our finger nails
Do mammals have exoskeletons?
No. They have endoskeletons (inside bones). The armadillo has heavy exterior scales of bone and horn. The pangolin (scaly anteater) also has plate-like scales made of keratin that act as armor. These are not true exoskeletons.
What has a tongue like a ant eater curles like an armadillo scales like a snake and starts with a P?
pangolin
Does the pangolin have scales that cover everything except the belly and eyes and ears and snout and undersides of the limbs?
No one knows
Is a pangolin is a type of reptile?
Nope. They are actually mammals- the only mammal with scales. While they may look like reptiles, they give live birth to their babies and nurse them with milk.
What are the enemies of pangolin?
Humans are the greatest enemy of wild pangolins. Thousands are illegally trafficked each year for there scales and meat.
Do armadillos have scales?
There are 2 mammals with scales and the armadillo is one of them. "The armor is formed by plates of dermal bone covered in relatively small, overlapping epidermal scales called "scutes", composed of bone with a covering of horn." The other one is called a Pangolin.
Does a pangolin have hair?
Yes, pangolins are mammals, and having hair of some sort is a requirement for being a mammal. In Asian species, the hair grows at the base of the scales; in African species, it is on the underbelly, which lacks scales.
What are the enemies of a pangolin?
Humans are the greatest enemy of wild pangolins. Thousands are illegally trafficked each year for there scales and meat.
Do mammals have moist scales?
No. Mammals do not have scales. Mammals have skin and hair. Some mammals feature scaly skin on some of their body parts such as their legs, but these are by no means scales. In the case of some animals, what may appear to be scales are in fact modified hairs. The pangolin is an example of this. Its scaly plates, like the scaly skin of reptiles, are made of keratin. Note that reptiles also do not have scales - just scaly skin. The only vertebrates with true scales are fish.
