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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.

Return by Karen Portin

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On our return trip from Source Lake, sunset turned the sky pale pink.

Happy Slider Sunday!

Source in red by Nic lai

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Sun Source of Light in Art (Projection of the solar surface) by Rainer Ralph

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Sonne. Die Quelle des Lichts in der Kunst

Museum Barberini 25. Februar 2023 – 11. Juni 2023

Claude Monets Gemälde Impression, Sonnenaufgang von 1872, das dem Impressionismus seinen Namen gab, zeigt die rote Scheibe der Morgensonne als Brennpunkt der Komposition. Das Gemälde ist Ausgangspunkt der Ausstellung Sonne. Die Quelle des Lichts in der Kunst, die sich der Ikonographie der Sonne von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart widmet. Das Gemälde, das zur Sammlung des Musée Marmottan gehört und nur äußerst selten außerhalb von Paris zu sehen ist, wird für die ersten acht Ausstellungswochen in Potsdam gezeigt werden.

Claude Monet's painting Impression, Sunrise from 1872, which gave Impressionism its name, shows the red disc of the morning sun as the focal point of the composition. The painting is the starting point of the exhibition Sun. The Source of Light in Art, which is dedicated to the iconography of the sun from antiquity to the present. The painting, which belongs to the collection of the Musée Marmottan and is extremely rarely seen outside Paris, will be shown in Potsdam for the first eight weeks of the exhibition.

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Blue Kings by VeraJane Vickers

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Graze by VeraJane Vickers

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One of our zebra neighbours.

Zhivonosnyj a source by Lyudmila Izmaylova

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Church of an icon of Divine Mother «Zhivonosnyj a source». In 1722 Kantemir has constructed on a place of wooden church stone in style of Petrovsky baroque. The church worked till 1939. Per 1990 divine services on October, 6th have renewed. on terrirotii Museum - estate "Tsaritsyno".

From The Source by nrg_crisis

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Just downstream from the source of the Middle River, whose waters flow into the Shenandoah River and then into the Potomac. The actual source of the Middle River is on private property.

not for all the tea in China - Treat This 63: Friday 16 Jan. → Thursday 22 Jan., 2015 by VeraJane Vickers

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Paruline Flamboyante (mâle) - American Redstart by Marie Roy

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Source Gabriel

Source Wattwiller by PascalCDP

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ocean motion - created for KP Treat This 68: Friday 20 Feb → Thursday 26 Feb, 2015 by VeraJane Vickers

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Lake Namtso and the Nyenchen Tanglha mountain range, Tibet 2019 by reurinkjan

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One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains range is about 1,000 km (620 mi) in length. Its highest point is 7,090 m (23,260 ft) located 100 km (62 mi) to the northwest of Lhasa. The range is parallel to the Himalayas in the Transhimalayas, and north of the Brahmaputra River. [3] Another source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains extend 460 miles (740 km) from Nyêmo County in the west to Ranwu County (the southwestern part of Baxoi County) in the east.

Its highest peak is Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqêntanglha Feng) at 7,162 metres (23,497 ft).[4]

The southern side of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains is precipitous, and falls by around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), while the northern side is fairly level and descends about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Most of the mountains are below 6,500 metres (21,300 ft).[5] They contain 7080 glaciers covering an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi).[4]

The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains have an average latitude of 30°30'N and a longitude between 90°E and 97°E. Together with the Gangdise Shan located further west, it forms the Transhimalaya [a] which runs parallel to the Himalayas north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

The Drukla Chu river rises in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, where it is called the Song Chu river, and joins the Gyamda Chu river. The combined rivers run about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast to the Yarlung Tsangpo river.

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You will know Us by Our frequency by VeraJane Vickers

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