National Geographic news2 个月
Poaching is sending the shy, elusive pangolin to its doom
The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine, are now among the world’s most trafficked mammals. A Temminck’s ground pangolin named Tamuda searches for a meal of ...
National Geographic news2 年
Naked Bearded Dragons Reveal Where Vertebrates Got Their Coats
As he noted with a chuckle, that brings his discovery full circle: “This animal doesn’t have scales, because it cannot make what people thought didn’t exist in reptiles.” ...
Kids, reptiles meet at 'Scales and Tails'
Families and children gathered at Old Santee Canal Park Saturday, Jan. 18, to learn about reptiles native to South Carolina. Education Coordinator Kathy O’Connor explained the event's purpose was to ...
Kids and reptiles meet at Old Santee Canal Park's "Scales and Tails"
Families and children gathered at Old Santee Canal Park on Saturday, Jan. 18 to learn about reptiles native to South Carolina ...
BBC1 年
Nigeria burns $1.4m-worth of pangolin scales in anti-trafficking stand
It is not known how many are left globally - the animals are notoriously difficult to monitor because they are shy and nocturnal. According to UNODC, seizures of pangolin scales increased tenfold ...