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Ground pangolin: 'Extinct' mammal returns to roam Kenya's landscape

 

The giant ground pangolin looks almost prehistoric. At first glance, it resembles a reptile, covered in hard overlapping scales like armour. Yet it is a mammal that spends most of its nights feeding on ants and termites.

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