This unique video shows one of the most rarely seen animals in the African bush. During a walking safari in Kruger Park, South Africa this tour group were surprised by a wild pangolin suddenly approaching through the long grass. <br /><br />Pangolins are notoriously difficult to find or study because they spend much of their lives in burrows underground, and seldom come up to the surface. <br /><br />Their bodies are protected by an armour of overlapping brown scales, making them well equipped for self-defence, usually rolling up into a ball when threatened. <br /><br />The name of the pangolin comes from the Malay word, pengguling, which means 'to roll up' and describes the pangolin's habit of rolling itself into a ball when threatened.
