▁any ▁significant ▁morph ological ▁changes ▁during ▁pre gn ancy . ▁B irth s ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁have ▁been ▁reported ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁except ▁for ▁May ▁and ▁June . ▁At ▁birth ▁a ▁baby ▁p angol in ▁we ighed ▁ 2 3 5 ▁g ▁and ▁measured ▁ 3 0   cm ▁in ▁total ▁length , ▁including ▁ 1 2 . 5   cm ▁of ▁tail . ▁A ▁three - day - old ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁born ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁Z oo ▁measured ▁ 3 1 0   mm ▁from ▁tip ▁to ▁tip ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 2 5   mm ▁tail . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁po aching ▁for ▁its ▁meat ▁and ▁scales , ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁and ▁consum ed ▁by ▁local ▁people , ▁but ▁are ▁also ▁increasing ly ▁trad ed ▁intern ation ally . ▁Vari ous ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁p angol in ▁are ▁val ued ▁as ▁sources ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁medicine . ▁The ▁scales ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁a ph ro dis iac , ▁or ▁made ▁into ▁rings ▁or ▁char ms . ▁The ▁sk ins ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁le ather ▁goods , ▁including ▁bo ots ▁and ▁sho es . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁hunting ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁nom ads ▁and ▁trained ▁local ▁hun ters . ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁body ▁parts ▁have ▁been ▁tra ff icked ▁for ▁consumption ▁in ▁China ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁P angol ins ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁heavily ▁tra ff icked ▁protected