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The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
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do you remember that place ?
kind of dream, fantasy or utopia
siestabril is creating her new garden here
風景とるのが好きな人、ぜひ、きれいなの撮ってください……。
自分じゃ無理だったorz
Taken in Second Life at Embryo ( maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/embryo/244/13/21 )
Textures: www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/
Picture inspired by Vick Spitteler
Gown: Golden Swan Gown by Fellini Couture
Hair: Jule Brown by Mirai Style
Dragon: Astral Dragon Familiar 2.0 by Familiars
Location: Embryo
Special Thanks to Tiamat Bingyi for the Dragon ♥
Imaged in the Hydrogen alpha wavelength this is an image of the Soul Nebula, sometimes referred to as the embryo nebula - hopefully for obvious reasons!
Catalogued variously as Westerhout 5 or IC 1848, the Soul nebula is a strong emission nebula situated in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
The system is around 300 light-years across and is a site of star production, being illuminated by young stars surrounded by gas and dust.
A number of "Pillars of Creation" are visible within these, being created by winds and UV from young stars eroding surrounding dust. These pillars are sites of active star formation - hence the name.
Imaged with my Askar 71f refractor fitted with a focal reducer and a ZWO 1600MM camera. Thanks for looking!
...in embryo the fae danced on into the night....while the flowers, pale and unreal in the moonlight, floated away upon the river; and thus do greater things that once were in our breasts, and near our hearts, flow from us to the eternal seas..... charles dickens
I recently came back from a 5 day trip to Mpumalanga. It was nice getting to see a part of my country I hadn't visited before.
I took lots of photos but most of what I captured was on my new HD camcrder I purchased not so long ago.
Yes! Sorry, can't help but gush with glee. I'm dying to get working with this new toy. Movies, movies, movies.
Best viewed on black
;)
Onboard the Talistar, an old restored Vakbeor-class cargo frigate, on the edge of the Maw system, en route to the top secret Maw Installation…
Excerpt from Dr. Faul Cydric’s log: My precious embryos have reached the third stage, but we keep losing approximately 90% when entering the fourth. We need better facilities if we are to ensure continued progress.
Dr. F'hobo Gil: Doctor! We are down to twenty-three zztable, thirty viable, and we have lozzt more than 70 perzzent of this generazzion. By my calculazzionzz we'll have lezzzz than ten perzzent of the zzubjectzz left!
Dr. Cysdric: Colonel! We need to dock immediately! We’ve already lost too many embryos! This ship is not made for transporting our sensitive equipment!
Col. Varas: Stand down! This is Maw space! We need to follow maximum security protocols, before we can dock… Our transport has gotten us this far without unwanted attention - sit tight and await my orders!
Dr. Cysdric:DO YOU EVEN FATHOM WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE!!
Col. Varas: EASY DOCTOR! I have my orders from the top. You better see to your science experiment, and I’ll let you know when we can unload your… tube-things…
Dr. Cysdric sighed, and turned away…
Dr. Cysdric: …you will regret this…
Col. Varas: I already am!
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With a little delay, my first scene to show the more sciency side of the Stygian Society activities. I love how the embryo chambers turned out. Labs definitely offer a great opportunity for lots of fun little SW props. Below are a few more shots. Let me know what you think.
I have a special camera that can see inside of dog eggs. This is what it looks like.
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Embryo - 14.09.2023 - Take the A-Train Musicfestival - Haus Elisabeth Salzburg
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Besetzung:
Maasl Maier: Bass, Synthie
Sascha Lüer: Saxophon
Jakob Thun: Schlagzeug
Marja Burchard: Vibraphon, Orgel, Posaune, …