{"id":12635,"date":"2024-06-18T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=12635"},"modified":"2024-06-25T08:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T13:39:45","slug":"temmincks-pangolin-humbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/temmincks-pangolin-humbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Temminck\u2019s Pangolin Humbu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12638\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-forage-jwvh20240618-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Temminck's pangolin foraging in dirt\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-forage-jwvh20240618-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-forage-jwvh20240618-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-forage-jwvh20240618-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-forage-jwvh20240618.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12642\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-fed-jwvh-20240618-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman tube-feeding a Temminck's pangolin that's lying on its back on an exam table\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-fed-jwvh-20240618-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-fed-jwvh-20240618-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-fed-jwvh-20240618-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/temmincks-pangolin-fed-jwvh-20240618.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The following story about a Temminck\u2019s pangolin was submitted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johannesburgwildlifevet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A sub-adult, male Temminck\u2019s pangolin (<em>Smutsia temminckii<\/em>) was recently rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. He was affectionately named Humbu, which means: remember me.<\/p>\n<p>After arriving at our undisclosed location, he has been taken out regularly by our dedicated pangolin walkers (as Temminck\u2019s pangolins don\u2019t eat in captivity, and only while foraging), as well as receiving supplementary nutrients with <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-carnivore\/\">EmerAid IC Carnivore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has been in our care for two weeks, and he is now ready for the next step in his rehabilitation journey. This brings him one step closer to release within a safe environment.<\/p>\n<p>In order to ensure that the team on the ground at the release site can maintain his safety, monitor his movements, and contribute to research, Humbu needs a satellite tag. Each tag is costly, so the hospital appreciates donations toward the safety of Temminck\u2019s pangolins.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: All pangolin patients are housed off site at our Investec undisclosed location for the protection of them as well as our staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young, male Temminck&#8217;s pangolin gets help from Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital to safely mature for release after being rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2256],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wildlife-conservation-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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