Pangolins are the only mammal with scales. When curled in a ball, their tough, scaly armour (made from keratin, just like ...

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Items not to scale. Photographed at Emperor’s College ... Multiple scientific studies have determined that rhino horn, which is made of keratin (the same substance as human fingernails), induces ...

Thorny Devil. Image by Stu's Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Evolution is one of nature’s most incredible ...

Pangolins are unique among mammals as they are wholly covered in protective keratin scales. Found across Africa and Asia, these solitary, mainly nocturnal animals, are threatened by poaching and ...