Fighting off a Lion by curling up in ones' Pangolin scales!

See how an ant-eating Pangolin defended itself from the lions in the Gir forest of India.
The rare, armour plated pangolin had the perfect defence tactic:roll up into a ball and stay there - whatever happens. The hapless lion appeared confused by its spherical prey, as it batted the creature about with its paws and even tried to carry it around in its mouth. When caught by large predators such as lions they work their muscles into a cutting action to lacerate the mouths of their adversaries. The injuries caused can be serious for the animal attempting to eat the pangolin. Pangolins survive by using their sensitive tongues, which can grow up to 16 inches long, to probe ant nests and termite mounds to eat the insects inside.
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[@rebelpumpfitness4904]

And I thought alligators and rhinoceros had the coolest armor!

[@flargarbason1740]

Pangolin: “When are you guys gonna realize this isn’t gonna work”

[@anjyel]

Haha this is actually unny 😂

[@DeadSilence27]

Lol The 1st couple of minutes I'll be terrified the lions tryna eat me After awhile I'll be laughing my @s$ off

[@robertoyamakata6672]

I think all of us support the pangolin.

[@ybxnop7443]

When there's a food but you can't eat it!

[@omfgjflo]

Pangolin wife: how was your day honey? Pangolin husband: Another look tried to eat me again. No big deal

[@Waleb]

Fun fact: Pangolin scales are made of keratin, the same martial in rhino horns and our fingernails

[@g-tall665]

Dam I didn't know that I knew they was tuff now it really adds up

[@maxximus6418]

And they are also really sharp so predators might accidentally cut themselves when trying to eat the pangolin :D

[@joyjitpaul2770]

The lions got Mr. Pangolin late for work.

[@kyrenwhelan2593]

Clever creature to outwit the lions!An way they stand on two legs like humans is very endearing!Look like ancient species hope they stop being hunted by greedy bad humans😡😬

[@j.n.8153]

We need that kind of armor just to walk the streets in America.

[@ruskhasan4698]

Is it really bad for you?

[@monkeymech3078]

Facts.

[@visualhindu6772]

😂😂

[@smithp2437]

@@ruskhasan4698 Sometimes yeah, our government sucks lol

[@berrybloom2000]

Do we?

[@berrybloom2000]

Very skillful defense mechanism!

[@shristikumari7913]

No animal can kill Pangolins expect this 1 animal - HUMAN

[@antitheft2472]

Not for long my dude. They created another defense mechanism for this pesky humans, NCOV.

[@zairnermuller4960]

Well I read in an article that between 2006-2018 humans have killed more than 1 million pangolins (being killed for their scales, meat, etc) And humans are panicking just because 1000+ have died because of their own ignorance.

[@scintillatingNoise]

but now the tide has turned...

[@ryaquaza1571]

I mean, if you weren’t armed and equipped (which is like 90% of the population anyway) you probably couldn’t do shit to a pangolin anyway, so score one for the pinecone dragons!

[@noblesseoblige319]

Except they are bulletproof sooooo

[@tihokoturr007]

How many times you watch it's still amazing !!!!

[@Pak_Sung_Bo]

One of the best vid I’ve ever seen

[@uttarerkrishi]

very good video. I am from Bangladesh friend.

[@furionmax7824]

Putting this in the mental log. Pangolin scales are so hard they can actually protect the animal from bites of Lions. Especially the lionesses who are the hunters of Prides.

[@starej4035]

A lion trying to eat an armored tank.

[@palaceselection7770]

Lions:I swear I saw you moving, how comes you turned into stones all of a sudden,, Come out we want a meal,,stop joking like this pliz...🤔

[@noyonrongon6292]

Possibly the most hardworking creatures in the planet. :)

[@argylesox830]

That could destroy your mouth. Pangolin is a lion's Cap'n Crunch.

[@ronaldoapelyido5323]

That was an OP defense there.

[@sam77467]

Beautiful cute Animal. ❤

[@lilpoetsuganda4318]

Pangolin off the menu

[@nidarajput8842]

Amazing 👍video

[@maheshgharma]

And he lives happily ever after

[@nooriatnabukenya9934]

pangolins and hedgehogs or porcupines are so defensive and wise no animal can manage to eat them

[@Km-hm1vx]

Gentle Animal!!!

[@STONES624]

Wow, edhe luanët nuk mund ta hanin këtë kafshë, kjo ka guaskën e blinduar.

[@solehinmahazan9183]

lions be like "the human keep watching me, show them some cute stuff...."

[@estherremuzgo4631]

Supmujlo

[@chinnanarasimhuluchinnanarasim]

Very good

[@nviiidupreespiiidergawd7045]

Bro turned into 🪨 like Kirby 😂

[@shashikaru123]

Is that a lion trying to open a pengiolen the lion will fail

[@ajazahmed3951]

very nice

[@yogitakukreja2296]

Made me laugh so hard 😂😂

[@groenfan851]

Ahoyhoy there, fellow KZbinrino! I love Pangolins! They are such misunderstood and mysterious little fellows. I also adore Felis Leo, that's Lions, in their natural environment.

[@Zoologically_Explained]

Actually it’s Panthers Leo not delis lions are big cats

[@scintillatingNoise]

"That's what I'll call a complete lockdown." Hey earth, shall we do a big one? Bat we can do it!

[@lolno811]

I want a Disney movie about a pangolin and a lion that are best friends.

[@darkglacier1581]

😂😂😂

[@pauloguimaraesferreira9684]

🤔 Animal interessante. Uma mistura do nosso tatu bola e nosso tamanduá aqui no Brasil.

[@pappukumardas2458]

Good

[@doubymezier6327]

I won’t have a problem being a pangolin

[@vikramchavan1513]

Lions be like "How to eat that thing that's not even a thing it's an animal"

[@mogarcia9755]

Pangolin: I sure am glad I've been doing those ab exercises...

[@ej4579]

Hi

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[@klismannjohan6352]

sandslash uses defence curl, it's super effective

[@APPSC-1234]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏protect pangolins🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@_casg]

damn the ultimate defense

[@paulg903]

When you can't get the lid off the jar

[@russtpecker10]

Good thing they have scales

[@user-us2rs9ud3y]

ฟังเพลงดีทูบี

[@shumamapuga8560]

Yp ni vzr zaidi km ivii

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

The lions looked so let down

[@pauldazar3348]

Hi ppp

[@aknighttoremember2116]

That lioness is lucky pangolier dont have desolator yet

[@no1rongfrfreedum752]

Nature is the best!

[@sameladias7747]

Gotei muito dimasi e muito bou

[@rajneeshsingh5639]

Ko

[@ritagunadavid8864]

😂😂😂😂 it's funny to watch

[@kevins.5472]

Lions: Let's just chill until it unfurls itself, then we'll grab it by the head. ...much later. ..." well so much for that plan."

[@JitendarKumar-qi5dz]

Kevin S. m

[@praveenkumar-tz6ys]

when you wanna have fun and your girl is mad.

[@machhindrapardeshi8058]

Nature is awesome

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[@nelsonvelasquez1663]

Un dia mas vivo

[@giahyatt1142]

Lions Are Like..HUH WHAT THE HECK!!!? 🤔🤔

[@nelsonseguetto5357]

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[@anonymous-vn1hr]

I think it's armadillo

[@fenoofenoo2593]

سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم ❤️

[@AJGHTV]

Trrruk\b

[@erwintiggettjr.9265]

Lion meets its match. Impenetrable object. Guarantee you won't find a video of an adult getting killed by a big cat.

[@diarioscuro]

Ese pangolin está más duro que fisura en Argentina

[@AMAN-hs4we]

Kha ke hai kon se jage ka name

[@ahmedraja6910]

Lion say it's unbelievel. I saw you moving how can turn into stone.

[@RameshRamesh-xy1rl]

nice

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

Oh an Indian Pangolin defending itself against Asian Lions.

[@cicerolima1983]

Dylan Geltzeiler bffhfjchfgp

[@rajnikashyap9737]

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[@babajiamasgaya]

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[@gildarocrespo9204]

Avjas

[@yessir-pt2uh]

Shut the fuck up why do people bring up asian when its about animals tryna get eaten it's not like we all eat that depends on the religion i guess

[@christojoseph2476]

Lions are like: you're no fun bro!

[@getupstairstobed]

Yay it got away

[@fabiolapaniaguadellanos9403]

Sano y salvó

[@cinnabun4792]

Looks like they are trying to play with him like hes a toy ball!

[@iftekharalam8607]

Cinna Bun j

[@samlaw5662]

जखचखफपपढ

[@skone3948]

m a l y a

[@sukumarnpk7307]

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[@viridian4326]

Yea a yummy toy ball filled with treats

[@divinest]

the lions are like 'WTF bro, roll up'

[@LuisGarcia-mw3oj]

Admiral Aladeen

[@swapnilpadole4376]

माजलाक

[@swapnilpadole4376]

असा लाजू पाईते

[@swapnilpadole4376]

महम

[@pintukumarfdg6324]

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[@brodieroomojo]

thats awesome, they are so cool.....STOP EATING THEM CHINA

[@user-xp4fb2qe6n]

سبحان الذي خلق فابدع وهو البديع الجميل اللطيف

[@joshuab2437]

Yahuah is his Name.

[@beverlyrhame3692]

Tricky lioness act like they’re going to let the Pangolin go because they’re tired. But wow lightning fast reflexes for a slow moving creature, it happened so fast I can hardly see it, Great job❤💪👏👏👏

[@user-cj3sr6ze5e]

ตัวนิ่ม แปลงกลายเป็นก้อนหิน🤔

[@veetousmemelissa]

The pangolin is like "SIKE!"

[@NUIRUNGTAYNGUYEN1980]

Mồi tới miện mà không ăn được

[@luciamd2774]

Moraleja Al estar en peligro debes hacerte bolita 😂

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Lucia MD j'les pq6

[@raimundoalves9299]

Luis gomsalvi

[@digitech6358]

now these guys are fighting with humans

[@pacflip10]

Sandshrew, use defense curl!

[@user-kq6tx7zn8z]

신기 합니다

[@H.J24]

Good for the armadillo, he/she was smart & waited out curled up in its shell until the Lions gave up then it walked away like a boss! 😂

[@monicamunoz9266]

Wow

[@wildguy4773]

I tough it was africa beacuse both lions and pangolins live threre lol

[@stc2828]

Plot twist, after lions left, cameramen had tasty pangolin soup.

[@AliHussain-cq5wq]

C Ytteweyu.

[@joseellsworth519]

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[@g-tall665]

The lion:that was one tuff fortune cookie

[@srimanmasanam6997]

I want to be a armadillo in my next life .

[@saritadhimain89]

Sriman Masanam NJ Fitchburg

[@subhanahmed7057]

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[@rishirishiroopnarine5067]

Sriman Masanam dilldo

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

It’s not an armadildo ffs 😂

[@fwimalboro1684]

Super

[@BlastTheBat]

About how big is the pangolin when curled up like that? And how big are those lions?

[@youlove1509]

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[@jl.7739]

BlastTheBat the pengolin (curled up) is about the size of a curled up pengolin, while the lions are the size of grown up, healthy lions.

[@wilcoxway]

The pangolin is a 70 pound mammal on average. Lions average around 300 pounds.

[@OtterGuyX]

não consegue né? XD

[@lucaspinheiro4403]

Eu invoco o tatu bola em modo de defesa.

[@newtruckermarvhighmiles1257]

I know the Zebra and wilderbeast be like dam how cool is that totally not fair😂

[@teslapowermind7335]

Har har mahadev aapki kirpa dristi sadev apne bhakto par bani rahe 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Menderin]

Привет от топлес!

[@morebalika1769]

जीव।घेतला।आसता

[@jao2676]

Thats called defense 😂😂😂

[@florcalderon276]

Eso leones no ban adesayunar

[@hamadash3711]

صلوا على العظيييييييم محمد

[@josephliu3599]

It's a toy, not a meal