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Wrapped Protection principle

Lessons from Sunda Pangolin

Wrap the delicate work.

Scaled Ant-Termite Feeding

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Core lesson

Great protection can wrap around delicate, patient work.

Biological basis

Sunda Pangolins have overlapping keratin scales for defense and long sticky tongues for feeding on ants and termites at night.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

ProtectionDelicate workForagingDefenseNight feeding

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