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Found out about these guys yesterday! (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by LadyButterfly@lemmy.world to c/aww@lemmy.world
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They're called Pagolins and they're lovely

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pangolins are lovely. Shame some dumbasses are murdering them for traditional medicine and also eating? Idk who the fuck looks at these cuties and thinks, "I think that tastes good", but apparently some people do.

[–] cjoll4@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

tbf I think cows, chickens, pigs, and fish are cute too

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh boy. Wait until you learn what the Chinese are doing with them.

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

he would never do a Pangolin food review 😭

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago

😭

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 5 months ago

fun fact they are also one the most heavily trafficked wild animal, causing them to be endangered, like mos the species.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, then, check this out.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's excellent! Thanks for sharing

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Mr Weebl is a legend.

[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I looks like it'd like to tell something personal but it is feeling shy. Poor thing.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wait till you find out about this movie about them.

[–] clif@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Came here to post this... even though I haven't seen it yet (it's on the list!)

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

It's amazing. Absolutely stunning.

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I bet this animal can fuel so much folk medicine...

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Avg Chinese doctor

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 5 points 5 months ago

I hear they're very precise [badumsh]

[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago

I would totally have one as a pet but they do not do well in captivity.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Lovely my butt. One had its way with a local Colorado man and that's how covid started

/s obviously I hope

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago

I’m so glad! Aren’t they wonderful?

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

The first time I learned about them was when one wandered into our lab when I was in college. Was very cute indeed but people got too close to it and it hid in a corner under tables. Had to call the forest dept to rescue it.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sandshrew!

[–] Amani@lemmy.today 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

These lil' guys are awesome!

[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Armordillo!!