These incredible creatures are completely unique but could be lost forever
Wednesday 04 March 2015
Conservationists are battling to save the pangolin, the most illegally traded animal in the world, before it is “eaten to extinction”.
Prince William recently quipped that the bizarre creatures, which are the world’s only scaly mammals, run “the risk of becoming extinct before most people have even heard of them”.
So, what are pangolins?
Also known as scaly anteaters because of their appearance, long tongues and favourite snacks, pangolins are mammals that inhabit tropical forests, dry woodlands and the savannah.
There are eight species still in existence found in India, China, south-east Asia and parts of Africa.
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