# toothless mammal with keratin scales

Pangolin Rescue » With those sharp claws and that scaly skin, these creatures may look pretty tough. But they are in major trouble. Here’s why—and how people are trying to help.… Rangerrick.org

Pangolin, 19th Century illustration - Stock Image - C026/5932 » Pangolin. 1869 illustration of a pangolin (family Manidae). COLLECTION ABECASIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Sciencephoto.com

Did Pangolin Trafficking Cause the Coronavirus Pandemic? » The elusive animals’ possible involvement in the origins of COVID-19 gives them a weird ambivalence: threatened and, perhaps, dangerous. Newyorker.com

Mark P. Witton's Blog » Nov 17, 2017…… animals grow keratin sheaths today. But maybe this isn't just a… scales and, in some species, even expansive, mostly cartilaginous noses. Markwitton-com.blogspot.com

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Species in news: Pangolin - Civilsdaily » China accorded the pangolin the highest level of protection and removed the scales of the endangered mammal from its list of approved traditional medicines Civilsdaily.com

How the pangolin got its scales – a genetic just-so story » Everyone loves animal oddities. Darwin and Lamarck pondered the advantages of the giraffe's long legs and neck, while a few decades later Rudyard Kipling explained how the leopard got its spots. Today genome sequencing is fleshing out what we thought we knew about some distinctive animal adaptations, from the giraffe to the leopard. Phys.org

The origin of hair: The evolution of the trichocyte » The researchers trace the origin and evolution of the hair follicle, which may predate the evolution of mammals. Researchoutreach.org

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