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What do pangolins use to hunt?

What do pangolins use to hunt?
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穿山甲是一种食草动物,它们的食物主要包括各种植物和昆虫。穿山甲以蚂蚁、白蚁为主要食物,在野外生存时会挖掘土壤或使用它们锋利的爪子翻开树皮和岩石来寻找食物。除了昆虫,穿山甲还会吃一些水果、昆虫的幼虫以及其他小型节肢动物。值得注意的是,由于穿山甲的鳞片在某些亚洲国家被视为药材和奢侈品,因此它们面

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Pangolins are herbivores, and their diet mainly includes various plants and insects. Pangolins mainly feed on ants and termites. When living in the wild, they dig the soil or use their sharp claws to turn over bark and rocks to find food. In addition to insects, pangolins also eat some fruits, insect larvae and other small arthropods.


It is worth noting that because pangolin scales are regarded as medicinal materials and luxury goods in some Asian countries, they face serious illegal hunting and smuggling problems, which has led to the death and extinction of many pangolins.

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