每年2月的第三个星期六，是世界穿山甲日。身披铠甲，擅长穿山凿洞——这是动画片《葫芦娃》中穿山甲的形象。其实，这样的形象是不准确的，因为它并不会穿山。

The third Saturday in February is World Pangolin Day. Clad in armor and skilled at piercing through holes - this is the image of the Manidaein the cartoon "Calabash Brothers". However, it is inaccurate because it can not pierce through mountains.

穿山甲的嘴长得又尖又长，舌头也长得很长，不是为了钻山，而是为了更方便从蚂蚁洞中捉蚂蚁吃。虽然为了捕食蚂蚁，它们会在一些松软湿润的土层上挖洞，可也就仅限于此，凿穿一座山这样的事它是做不到的，甚至它的挖洞能力还不如普通的兔子。

They have pointed mouths and long tongues, not for burrowing through the ground, but to catch ants. They dig holes in soft, moist soil to catch ants, but that is all they can do, they are not even as good at digging as rabbits.

一只成年穿山甲的胃，最多可以容纳500克白蚁。据科学家观察，在250亩林地中，只要有一只成年穿山甲，白蚁就不会对森林造成危害，可见穿山甲在保护森林、堤坝，维护生态平衡、人类健康等方面都有很大的作用。

The stomach of an adult Manidaecan hold up to 500 grams of termites. Scientists observed that in 250 acres of forest land, as long as there is one adult Manidae, termites can not cause any harm to the forest. Manidaesplay a great role in protecting forests and dams, maintaining ecological balance and improving human health.