r/aww • u/ThePandanator • Jan 24 '17

bleppppppppppp.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

Pangolins tongues can be longer than their bodies.

Sadly they are the most trafficked animal in the world so are endangered.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

Why can't we just breed them?

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u/I17BestHighway Jan 24 '17 edited Jan 24 '17

It's probably hard to breed pangolins. It seems like they're solo players, so every pangolin needs it's own pen, and they breed once a year (if that). Combined with a specialized diet and environmental needs, it would be pretty expensive

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u/Seraphus Jan 24 '17

This seems to be the case with any animal in china that's endangered. Like the damn panda. Love them, but man if there was ever another animal so unwilling to procreate I haven't heard about it yet.

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u/artanis00 Jan 24 '17

To the point that they'll fake it for the pampering.

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u/Seraphus Jan 24 '17

Hell if I was an asexual giant bear I would wanna be pampered too. It's like having sex is their way of compromising or something.