A Desired Scaly Animal

Pangolin 

These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled pangolin will cover its head with its front legs, exposing its scales to any potential predator. If touched or grabbed it will roll up completely into a ball, while the sharp scales on the tail can be used to lash out.

Also called scaly anteaters because of their preferred diet, pangolins are increasingly victims of illegal wildlife crime mainly in Asia and in growing amounts in Africa for their meat and scales.

Their hunting is very sad and they are in danger thanks to the pandemic their hunting has decreased, and we really hope this species done ant get extinct due to our lack of conscious. 

Bibliography: 

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/pangolin

By Dina Reyes, Step 10