Have you ever wondered what a pangolin is? Well you’re in luck! In this article you will be learning about pangolins.

Pangolins are mammals with scales! The scales are the same material as your fingernails. They can curl up in a protected ball with flexible scales to escape predators. Pangolins have a l-o-n-g sticky tongue to slurp up termites. Pangolins do not have teeth, so they swallow small rocks to help digest their food. They can have over 940 scales. Pangolins use their sticky tongue to slurp [ to them ] juicy termites out of termite mounds. There are 8 species of pangolins. The Giant Ground Pangolin, the Ground Pangolin, the Black-Bellied Pangolin, the White-Bellied Pangolin, the Chinese Pangolin, the Indian Pangolin, the Sunda Pangolin, and the Philippic Pangolin.

The pangolins are the most poached animal in the world. They are hunted for their scales, meat, and skin. People think pangolin scales are medicine, but there is no proof of that. Pangolin meat is served in restaurants as a treat [ yuck! ]. And pangolin skin is made into boots, belts, and bags which are sold in North America. Pangolins do not live long in captivity.
So keep the pangolins living free, and in the wild!