World Pangolin Day: 3rd Saturday of February
Pangolins are awesome scaly mammals. There are eight species of pangolins: four in Africa and four in Asia. But pangolins around the world are at risk of extinction. Pangolins are hunted in large numbers for their scales and meat.
We can help them by becoming aware. Learn about these fascinating mammals. Learn why they are important. Help pangolins by telling others what you learn. Support pangolin conservation efforts.
Courtesy of the IUCN SSC Pangolin SG and the Global Center for Species Survival
Where the different types of pangolins live
Are you lucky enough to have pangolins living near you?
Courtesy of the IUCN SSC Pangolin SG and the Global Center for Species Survival
Pangolin stories & activities
More pangolin learning resources
Facts and information about how to help pangolins:
- https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/pangolin-fact-sheet/
- https://www.pangolinsg.org/pangolins/
- https://www.savepangolins.org/resources
- https://www.savepangolins.org/what-is-a-pangolin
- https://www.usaidwildlifeasia.org/resources/pangolin-id-guide-posters/pangolin-id-poster-english
- https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/pangolin
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/pangolin
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-a-pangolin
- https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/save-the-pangolins
Feeling creative?
Pangolin crafts from Rachel Shaw, creator of Pipisin Pangolin:
https://rachellshaw.com/crafts-pangolin/
More inspiration, pangolin style!
1. What do you think a pangolin looks like?
Maybe a living pine cone? Try think of some other animals or plants that a pangolin resembles.
2. Pangolin portraiture
Paint or draw a picture of a scaly pangolin. Can you imagine a portrait of a pangolin hanging in an art museum somewhere? What would it look like? Be creative and have fun with your art.
3. Pangolin poetry
Challenge yourself to create a poem about pangolins. Perhaps you want to write about the problems that pangolins face and how we can help them.
Or maybe you want write a perfect pangolin poem that uses words beginning with the letter P.
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words (Oxford Dictionary). “Spotted skunks” and “perfect pangolins” are examples of alliteration Alliteration is a technique that writers use to make writing more interesting and engaging. Alliteration is sometimes used in nursery rhymes and poems.
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