A Chinese pangolin was born at the Prague Zoo on Feb. 2, marking the first time the scaly endangered mammal was born in Europe.
A Chinese pangolin who was born at the Prague Zoo made history as the first of its species to be born in Europe.
The critically endangered animal in captivity, which was nicknamed “Little Cone” because it resembles a spruce cone, arrived on Feb. 2.The female baby animal’s birth weight was just 4.76 ounces. Adult pangolins can reach up to 15 pounds.After realizing her mother was not producing enough milk, they opted to feed the newborn artificially.
“However, we have only overcome the first difficulties and there are still more to come,” Zoo Director Miroslav Bobek
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