Pangolin

Manis Crassicaudata

This is the Indian Pangolin 
That is the ball it has rolled-up in
By this method, against predators it can win
 

Or it can let out a stink that's stale 
It can also, in the predators face, swish its tail
Making sure that the hunt goes fail 
 
- Shree Dave 

Image via The Indian Express