Pangolins: The Most Trafficked Mammal You've Never Heard Of | National Geographic

What are pangolins? If you’ve never heard of the pangolin, you’re not alone. This shy creature, as big as your cat or dog, is the world’s most trafficked mammal -- with more than one million pangolins poached in the past decade. Learn more about the pangolin, why all eight pangolin species are at risk of extinction, and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

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[NatGeo]

Although Pangolins have a unique way to defend themselves from predators, they continue to be poached at an alarming rate. What are your thoughts on the conservation efforts to save these creatures?

[NefariousElasticity]

Seeing all of those bags full of scales is heartbreaking.

[GroovesNZ]

My favourite anti poaching law exists in Africa. If a poacher is caught hunting a prohibited species with a gun in hand, park rangers are within the law to shoot them on site. Great law

[ChrisHillmon]

"Why should we care about an animal nobody has heard of?"
Well for one thing, LOOK AT HOW CUTE AND INNOCENT THEY ARE!

[AzlianaLyana]

The sight of these mistreated pangolins is just heartbreaking. 😞 I mean, there's not even a real reason for them to be killed at all! All in the name of greed and ignorance. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

[iCdizzily]

Imagine eating an animals fetus for "social status." So disgusting.

[DC-xecz]

This is really sad, pangolins are really cute and relatively harmless

[elonmusk]

China, stop eating everything that moves..😒

[TweedSuit]

Animals: Stop eating us
Humans: No
Bats and Pangolins: We got this.

[DW-ddiw]

Pangolins: Help! Humans are eating us into extinction!

Covid-19: Hold my beer

[mubarizsalim]

Humans: Most hated Mammals of all time!

[swooshblade]

I had no idea this animal existed until the South Park premiere

[trucuriousity]

The more I watch this, the cuter they look. Such sweet, gentle creatures. Thank goodness for the conservation efforts and I hope they will do better now.

[pritishbaruah]

Nobody imagined that this creature would bring the entire world to it's knees.

[sankeethrajan]

This innocence walking style of this creature just broke my heart.. 💔

[Vampxiii_]

The coronavirus might be saving them now.

[seneca]

It was heart wrenching to see that pangolin in the cage with its sad eyes looking back at you. : ( . Thank you National Geographic for spreading awareness of this beautiful species of animal and thank you to all those brave people trying to save pangolins from becoming extinct.

[PHRCpvh]

Bats: Are you tired of humans driving you to extinction
Pangolin: Yes...why?
Bats: What if I told you I can make all your problems...DISAPEAR?

[PJGamingcodmobile]

My uncle works in a forest department and he brought a baby pangolin with him. He told me that a poacher took his mother away. He still has the baby pangolin and he is 3 years old now.🙂🙂

[poopshitmcfartass]

Most People : Asia did this
Reality : Mostly China