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their name is derived from the Malay word “pungguling“, which means “rolling up“. It is in reference to their defense mechanism of rolling into a nearly-impenetrable ball when threatened. But while their greatest defense may be effective against animal predators, it makes it easier to be captured by humans for the illegal wildlife trade. ⭕Pangolins have large, protective keratin scales covering their skin, and they are the only known mammals with this feature. They live in hollow trees or burrows, depending on the species. Pangolins are nocturnal, and their diet consists of mainly ants and termites which they capture using their long tongues. They tend to be solitary animals, meeting only to mate and produce a litter of one to three offspring which are raised for about two years. Pangolins are threatened by hunting(for their meat and scales) and heavy deforestation of their natural habitats, and are the most trafficked mammals in the world. Of the eight species of pan
