The lion is powerless against the pangolin's steel armor

The lion possesses sharp teeth with a bite force of 4,450 Newtons, but still fails when the pangolin curls into an impenetrable steel ball.

The pangolin weighs less than 4.5 kg but is covered from head to tail with natural armor. This is a network of overlapping scales made of keratin, an extremely tough and durable protein.

The scales of a pangolin are stronger than steel, and can withstand pressure from a variety of hard and sharp objects. In addition, pangolin scales can move and link together. When threatened, they quickly shrink their bodies, curling their scales into a sphere to help cover the surface of the abdomen and protect the head and limbs of the pangolin.

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Therefore, when meeting an enemy, pangolins do not need to run or fight, but just curl up into a small ball.

Therefore, when the pangolin curls up, the lion can't find a place to put his teeth, showing his strength. After playing with the pangolin on the ground for a while, the lion decided to give up.

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Pangolins are nocturnal creatures, during the day they curl up into a ball to sleep. They use their long tongues to hunt ants and termites. They are usually solitary animals. Female pangolins give birth to a litter of one to three pups and raise them for about two years.

Currently, the number of pangolins in the wild is very low, so we rarely have the opportunity to see them.

Kareem Winters

Update 04 August 2023