The pangolin is a small nocturnal creature covered in hard keratin scales. It lives in forests and savannahs, quietly foraging for ants and termites at night. Pangolins are endangered due to illegal poaching and trade, as they are hunted for their meat, scales, and body parts to be used in traditional medicines, making them one of the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world.

1. Pangolin

2. The physical appearance of a
pangolin is marked by large
hardened overlapping plate-like
scales which are made of
keratin.
Are small nocturnal
creatures who quietly
roam through forests
and savannahs eating
termites and ants.

3. There are endangered because of
illegal trade and are considered to be
one of the most heavily trafficked wild
mammals in the world.
They are hunted and traded for
their meat, scales, and other body
parts, and used as traditional
medicines in parts of Africa and
Asia.