Day 14 'Threatened, Endangered, Extinct'
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals. Four species are found in Asia, and four species are found in Africa. Pangolins have large, protective keratin scales similar to fingernails and toenails, covering their skin; they are the only known mammals with this feature. Pangolins are threatened by poaching (for their meat and scales, which are used in traditional medicine, heavy deforestation of their natural habitats, and are the most trafficked mammals in the world.
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