At present it only occurs in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a burrow-dwelling species, solitary in nature except during mating season when adult male and female share the same burrow and baby follows the mother for an appreciable period. It is predominantly terrestrial but also has the ability for climbing up with its prehensile tail and sharp claws. When threatened, more often it curls its body tucking the only scale-less soft snout under the belly and virtually becoming a ball that not even a leopard can crack open (Khan 1987). The species is capable of emitting foul smelling fluid through its anal gland to deter the predator. The pangolin is insectivorous, feeds mainly on termites, ants and their eggs and often on beetles, cockroaches and worms. Usually breeds in January, March, July and November. Gestation period lasts between 65 to 70 days. Females give birth to a single young, however, occasionally two can be produced (http://www.pangolinsg.org/pangolins/indian-pangolin/).