A creature so obscure that most people cannot name it, yet so persecuted that it bears the title of the world’s most trafficked animal. With its body covered in overlapping scales, and its shy, nocturnal habits, the pangolin seems like a creature out of a fable—uniquely equipped to protect itself from predators but tragically defenseless against demands of human culture and unfounded medical beliefs.

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