Successful captive breeding of a Malayan pangolin population to the third filial generation.
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02760-4
Abstract: Pangolins are threatened placental mammals distributed in Africa and Asia. Many efforts have been undertaken in the last century to maintain pangolins in captivity, but only a few of them succeeded in maintaining and keeping… read more here.
Keywords: malayan pangolin; captive breeding; successful captive; captive born ... See more keywords
Detection of a novel Pestivirus strain in Java ticks (Amblyomma javanense) and the hosts Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.988730
Abstract: Pangolins are endangered animals and are listed in the CITES Appendix I of the Convention International Trade Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora as well as being the national first-level protected wild animal in… read more here.
Keywords: amblyomma javanense; malayan pangolin; pangolin; pestivirus ... See more keywords
Transcriptomic analysis identifies genes and pathways related to myrmecophagy in the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4140
Abstract: The Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is an unusual, scale-covered, toothless mammal that specializes in myrmecophagy. Due to their threatened status and continuing decline in the wild, concerted efforts have been made to conserve and rescue… read more here.
Keywords: malayan pangolin; related myrmecophagy; pangolin manis; manis javanica ... See more keywords