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Pangolin

                                        Pangolins                    I'm probably writing about this animal because my grandma had an encounter with this one. She didn't hunt it. It came to her 😮! My grandma didn't know what it was, so she called me and I told her it was a pangolin.                    A pangolin is an endangered animal like the Orangutan, which is in another post. A pangolin may get extinct. A pangolin is hunted for it's hard protective keratin. Oh, I forgot to mention, pangolins have a protective outer layer of keratin. So it is extremely rare to have an encounter with one.                    They usually live in Australia, Africa, India, and Indonesia. There are less than  1,000 pan...

Orangutan

                               Orangutan                 The Orangutan is a monkey-like animal that is endangered. It is classified as critically endangered. This means that it got into the Red List of Endangered Species. That also means that we need to take action.               The Orangutan might be red or orange in color. It is usually big and buff in appearance. An Orangutan is actually one of the strongest animals in the world.  Did you know that Orangutans have found a way to use medicine? First, Orangutans mush up some leaves. Then, they take the goo out of their mouths and put it on bruises and other spots that hurt. Orangutans live mostly in Indonesia. Orangutans eat fruits, leaves, and some insects.                           ...

Saw Scaled Viper

                     Saw Scaled Viper           Something is slithering. You are scared. Many people are scared of snakes. They think that snakes bite and they look ugly. This is the cause of O phidiophobia. This phobia means that you are scared of snakes. If you have Ophidiophobia, then you may think of the saw scaled viper the worst. For I have never developed this phobia. To me snakes are cool. If you are reading this and have  Ophidiophobia, please don't be scared 😐!           The Saw scaled viper, is a venomous snake in the world. Three drops of it's venom can kill 100 people. The Saw scaled viper   lives everywhere except  the extremes. A saw scaled viper feeds on  mammals, birds,  snakes , lizards, amphibians, and invertebrates such as scorpions and centipedes. The saw scaled viper's scientific name is Echis.  Fun Fa...

Intro

         This blog isn't any old blog about people and their life. For this is beyond that. This blog is about cool and unique animals that are endangered. Many animals have made it to the endangered list. We need to help them. We need to act. In this blog, you will learn about the different types of animals, and their use. Sometimes, I might post a question about animals, that I don't know. Also sometimes, I may write about places I visited. Let's get started.