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Do you know #Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal on planet after human. Unharmful & shy but still millions are hunted & trafficked across Asia & Africa. All eight species of them are under threat for their use in medicines. It is #WorldPangolinDay for awareness. AP Images.
They are Ant eaters & important part of ecosystem. Indian pangolin is found across India & now endengered. Everywhere they are on their last leg. Scales are used in traditional medicines mistakenly for ailments & reducing impotency. Huge market in China & SE Asia.
It is known as "khawlyaa manjar" (in Marathi), saal khapri (Chhattisgarhi), bon-rou (Assamese) పొలుశు పంది or నీల చేప (Telugu), eenampechi ("ഈനാംപേച്ചി" in Malayalam), azhungu ('அலங்கு' in Tamil), bajrakapta ('ବଜ୍ରକାପ୍ତା' in Odia), and chippu handi ("ಚಿಪ್ಪು ಹಂದಿ").
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