A “Chinese pangolin”, a scaly anteater, was born in the Prague Zoo, and the young animal entered history as the first born in Europe of its kind. The endangered animal, which was called the “little cone” because it resembles a spruce cone, arrived on February 2. , according to the New York Post.

The baby animal was born just before World Pangolin Day, which was celebrated on February 18 this year. The birth weight of a female fetus was only 4.76 ounces. An adult pangolin can reach 15 pounds..

The anteater was given formula

In the first few days after his birth, the little pangolin was losing weight, which alarmed the zookeepers, and after they realized that her mother was not producing enough milk, they chose to artificially feed the newborn..

The birth of an anteater

The director of the zoo in Prague reveals overcoming the odds

“But we have only overcome the first difficulties and there is still more to come. I hope everything will end well,” zoo director Miroslav Bobic said on the zoo’s website.

The Chinese pangolin, an anteater, is native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China, and is listed as endangered largely due to poaching.