World Pangolin Day: Animated video for kids by Malaysian animator spotlights world’s most-trafficked mammal

The story follows a mother pangolin Sunda and her pup Manis through a rainforest, featuring facts about the pangolin. SCREENGRAB: TRAFFIC

SINGAPORE: Under the threat of predators, pangolins roll into a ball of scaly armour that is nearly impenetrable. Unfortunately, this defence is also the mammal’s weakness.

Due to the exaggerated medicinal value of their scales, pangolins – also known as scaly anteaters – are excessively killed and are said to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.