A painted sketch of a marine variant of a pangolin, based partially on the design of a sea turtle.
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The sea pangolin is a docile creature, inhabiting tropical reefs in many warm waters around the world. Much like their landbound cousins, these animals use their claws to tear at limestone and sand formations to dig up small crustaceans like shrimp. They will, on occasion, also consume caviar and sea slugs.
Their colours brighten around the early summer months, and males will quiver their distinctive pair of whisker-like fins, located on their forehead, to show interest in a female.
Research has shown that their extra vivid colours are not actually related to the season, but in fact are a by-product of a special type of crayfish that becomes abundant at around the same time.
Drawn in approximately 30 minutes.
The sea pangolin is a docile creature, inhabiting tropical reefs in many warm waters around the world. Much like their landbound cousins, these animals use their claws to tear at limestone and sand formations to dig up small crustaceans like shrimp. They will, on occasion, also consume caviar and sea slugs.
Their colours brighten around the early summer months, and males will quiver their distinctive pair of whisker-like fins, located on their forehead, to show interest in a female.
Research has shown that their extra vivid colours are not actually related to the season, but in fact are a by-product of a special type of crayfish that becomes abundant at around the same time.
