On the mating behaviour of captive Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

Mohapatra, Rajesh Kumar; Panda, Sudarsan; Nair, Manoj V.

doi:10.4038/tapro.v7i1.7175

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“…At PRB‐SCNU, all the successfully mated Sunda pangolins copulated many times in a day, for many days. This is similar to the Chinese pangolin (Fang, ; Heath, ; Wang, ), but not to the Indian or Cape pangolins, which appear to mate only once per estrus (Mohapatra et al, ; van Ee, ). However, Indian and Cape pangolins have been monitored only casually, once each, so further studies are needed to establish species differences in copulation strategy.…”

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“…However, the interviewees' observations may have varied due to asynchrony between the people's activities and the Chinese pangolins' activities. Further differences in copulatory behavior among species include obvious pelvic thrusting during mating in all male Sunda and Chinese pangolins observed at PRB‐SCNU, but not in the captive Indian pangolin (Mohapatra et al, ).…”

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“…In addition, a male with strong sexual desire can mate with multiple females, suggesting that Sunda pangolins may not be very selective about their mates. In captivity, Chinese pangolins (Chin et al, ; Yang et al, ; Zhang et al, ), Indian pangolins (Mohapatra et al, ), and Cape pangolins (van Ee, ) can also be successfully paired with one individual.…”

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“…The typical mammalian mating posture is a dorsoventral position, such as in the masked palm civet (Jia et al, 2000), Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx; Zhang et al, 2004), and wolf (Kong, 2007). At PRB-SCNU, captive pangolins (including both Sunda and Chinese pangolins) mate in the lateral-ventral posture, similar to Indian (Mohapatra et al, 2015) and Cape pangolins (van Ee, 1966). This atypical posture may be because the pangolin tail differs from that of most mammals, whose tails can be curled dorsally.…”

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“…However, little is known regarding their reproductive behavior. The copulatory behavior of the Indian pangolin has been described (Mohapatra, Panda, & Nair, ), and sporadic descriptions of the mating behaviors of Cape pangolins ( Manis temminckii Smuts, 1832; van Ee, ) and Chinese pangolins (Fang, ; Wang, ) have been reported. An incomplete description of Sunda pangolins' copulatory behavior has also been published (Yu, Peng, Liao, Jiang, & Ma, ).…”

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Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Zhang

et al. 2019

Zoo Biology

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Understanding reproductive behavior is important for the conservation of endangered species, but research on the reproductive behavior of Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822) is still very scarce. In this study, we used focal animal sampling and all‐occurrence recording by an infrared monitor to observe the behaviors of two Sunda pangolins during a 5‐day breeding period at the Pangolin Research Base for Artificial Rescue and Conservation Breeding of South China Normal University (PRB‐SCNU). The behavioral characteristics and breeding strategies were analyzed, and the results were discussed together with information on other captive Sunda pangolin pairs at PRB‐SCNU. The results found that there was no obvious estrus behavior in the captive female, while the male could exhibit sexual excitement and courtship behavior after a brief introduction period. Repeated copulation continued over many days after the female accepted the courtship. The average duration of copulatory behavior was 248.9 ± 148.7 s (n = 25), and all copulation occurred between 20:00 and 08:00 hr in the natural day–night photoperiod. The mating position of Sunda pangolins was lateral–ventral and was classified as the ninth or eleventh pattern under both Dewsbury's and Dixson's classification systems. This study can provide scientific guidance for the captive breeding and management of Sunda pangolins and other pangolin species, which is of great significance for ex situ conservation tactics.

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Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Zhang

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Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Geoffroy, 1803)

Mahmood

Mohapatra²,

Perera

et al. 2020

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Record of the world’s biggest pangolin? New observations of bodyweight and total body length of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827 (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) from Mannar District, Sri Lanka

Perera

Algewatta

Vidanage³

2021

J. Threat. Taxa

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The Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata is one of the eight extant pangolin species in the world, occurring in the Indian subcontinent and is the solitary pangolin species recorded in Sri Lanka. Little is known about the intra-specific morphometric variations of the Indian Pangolin, largely due to the limited observations. In this note, we report the morphometrics of the largest Indian Pangolin recorded so far in its range, and consequently the largest pangolin ever to be recorded according to published information. These records along with observations from other range countries provide novel insights into the maximum growth of male Indian Pangolins.

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On the mating behaviour of captive Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

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Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Reproductive behavior of the captive Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822)

Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Geoffroy, 1803)

Record of the world’s biggest pangolin? New observations of bodyweight and total body length of the Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata Gray, 1827 (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) from Mannar District, Sri Lanka

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