Personal Notes Got two lovely specimens of Pangolus at Molepolole, Bechuanaland. One was a male the other a female. The female had a well developed eminy which I saved. All three specimens were sent to the American Museum. One, the male, was brought to me alive so I could observe some of his habits. I took motion pictures of him for an interesting scientific record. For protection the Pangolus curls up in a tight ball with this huge powerful armoured tail covering his head. It is impossible to open up this defensive ball by hand. The animal tries to catch your foot or hand with his tail. He can give you a severe cut out with his sharp plated tail. You will also swing his tail. He walks on his hind legs and can move along quite rapidly and silently like a prehistoric monkey in a search for food. He also runs on all four legs. I have seen him shoot out his long rattailed file-like tongue for food. He makes a sound as well. If they are very tough and tenacious of life, their armor plating is thick and tough. Their under body is vulnerable, except the ventral tail is also plated.