Pangolins are vital for the ecosystem but face severe threats due to illegal trafficking and habitat destruction, requiring ...

Among the gems you'll find: Baby pangolins riding around on their mothers' tails. Pangolins sticking out their tongues, which are longer than their bodies. (The tongues can be longer than a foot ...

With his tail stretched out parallel to the ground for balance, Tamuda holds his little arms in front of him like a T. rex. The caretaker gently guides the young pangolin toward a dirt mound that ...

Pangolins may be the most endangered species you've never heard of. Luckily their plight is becoming more well known. These charmingly odd, termite-eating mammals are covered from head to tail with ...

DESCRIPTION: Pangolins are mammals but are uniquely covered from head to tail with large, geometric scales made of keratin. Pangolins range in weight from just 4 pounds to a record 70 pounds.

As insectivorous, burrowing mammals, pangolins play a key role in our ecosystem by controlling insect populations, recycling soil nutrients and sheltering other animals in their abandoned burrows.

When moving, pangolins tuck these claws beneath them and run on their hindlegs, using their tail to balance. If unable to escape they curl into a tight ball, impregnable to all but their largest ...