Pangolins are scaly anteaters that will roll up like a pill bug when threatened. The scales would lead you to believe that they are some kind of reptile but they are mammals. According to scientists, the pangolin is not technically classified with anteaters. Genetic research has it in its own order, philodota. And look what I found! The Pangolin Band!
Guanacos are related to llamas and live in South America. They are not domesticated like llamas or alpacas, but they are very elegant. Another wild South American camelid is the vicuña, which has the most valuable wholly coat of all and are even more delicate and graceful than the guanaco.
The okapi is my favorite animal. It is very elusive, only discovered in 1901 by Europeans although it has been known to Egyptians for 2,500 years. It lives in the rainforest of the Congo. What is fascinating about the okapi is that it has zebra stripes on its legs only and is actually related to the giraffe!
If you go to the National Geographic Kids Video section, there’s lots of cool videos – search for the Rock Stars to see the yellow footed rock wallaby which has a ringed tail and can really scramble those rocks!
