Editing Ground pangolin (section)

== Diet ==
The ground pangolin is wholly [[Myrmecophagy|myrmecophagous]], meaning that they only feed on [[ant]]s and [[termite]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Swart |first=J. M. |date=1999 |title=Ecological factors affecting the feeding behaviour of pangolins (''Manis temminckii''). |journal=J. Zool. |volume=247 |issue=3 |pages=281–292 |doi=10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb00992.x}}</ref> In fact, they demonstrate prey selectivity, only eating specific [[ant]] and [[termite]] species rather than foraging on the most abundant species.<ref name=":0"/> They have been observed exposing entire [[Subterranean fauna|subterranean]] nests of a certain species of [[termite]]s without eating any, preferring to find their species of choice.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pietersen |first1=D. W. |last2=Symes |first2=C. T. |last3=Woodborne |first3=S. |last4=McKechnie |first4=A. E. |last5=Jansen |first5=R. |date=2016-03-01 |title=Diet and prey selectivity of the specialist myrmecophage, Temminck's ground pangolin |journal=Journal of Zoology |language=en |volume=298 |issue=3 |pages=198–208 |doi=10.1111/jzo.12302 |issn=1469-7998 |hdl=2263/52212 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/52212/1/Pietersen_Diet_2016.pdf |hdl-access=free}}</ref> Their determination of suitable prey does not seem to be based on the size of the species alone, but likely also depends on the chemical and mechanical defenses of each species. Even in [[arid]] environments, ground pangolins remain selective in their dietary habits with regard to prey species and only prey on a small subset of available [[ant]] and [[termite]] species.