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.

Consider for one moment the unlikely existence of the pangolin. The world’s only scaly mammal looks like an armadillo but has more in common genetically with a dog. It has no teeth, poor ...

(National Geographic asked several ... prepares herbs to mix with the dried pangolin scales his wife is grinding. Scales are believed to be helpful for a range of maladies, but there’s no ...