# @animalplanet on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CAk5cwgDGNZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14049649-animalplanet-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ada9611bb4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-05-24T16:00:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) — https://gondola.cc/AnimalPlanet

## Caption

Can you guess what this is? A pinecone, perhaps? Tell us your best guess below! 
What does a pangolin's shell have in common with your fingernails? They're both made of Keratin -- a protein that comes in handy when the pangolin rolls into a ball in defense mode.  At this point, the mammal can close its ears, nose and eyelids to make an impenetrable force. .
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#wildlifeprotection #endangeredanimals #endangered #extinction #extinctanimals #animalprotection #hyenas #orangutans #pangolin #keratin #fingernails #hair #photooftheday

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## Tags

orangutans, hyenas, animalprotection, endangered, pangolin, keratin, wildlifeprotection, photooftheday, fingernails, hair, extinction, extinctanimals, endangeredanimals

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