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Observation on Ant and Termite Species in the Diet of Malayan Pangolin (Manis javanicus)

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A juvenile Malayan pangolin, Manis javanica was found in May 2001. It was caught by hand and ejected a mound of feces. The feces were washed and the residue was kept in 75% ethanol and examined under a stereomicroscope. Ant and termite body parts were found in large quantities. The following species of ants were identified: Dolichoderus thoracicus, D. tuberifer, Dorylus vishnui, Camponotus (Tanaemyrmexsp., Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) halidayi and Oecophylla smaragdina. Inaddition the remains of the termite Termes sp. were found.

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