The largest of these species - the giant pangolin - can weigh up to 33 kg, while the smallest - the long-tailed pangolin - weighs on average only 2.7 kg. That means the long-tailed pangolin ...

DESCRIPTION: Pangolins are mammals but are uniquely covered from head to tail with large, geometric scales made of keratin. Pangolins range in weight from just 4 pounds to a record 70 pounds.

But Africa’s four species also need greater protection. As it becomes harder for poachers and traffickers to find sufficient Asian pangolins, they are increasingly turning their attention towards ...

Millions of pangolins are being hunted and killed in Africa, raising fears that they are being pushed to extinction. The pangolin is the world's most trafficked and poached mammal, because of the ...