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The animal I chose was the Pangolin. I found out this animal lives on the Philippine Islands, and that those islands are close to the equator. So I decided to do what they would look like if a drought were to occur. They already have scales, so I thought I'd improve them to withstand heat and predators. The scales now are 3x as strong and the color of the desert sand, for camouflage and heat resistance. They also now have back spikes with venom glands in them. They’re eyes have evolved to have night-vision. The previous Pangolin had claws to dig for bugs and climb trees, the new and improved Palogin has claws for stabbing and killing prey and digging for ants, termites, etc. Pangolins also had ears, the Palogin has ears that are hyper-sensitive and can track movements easier to catch prey faster.