For #WorldPangolinDay: Watercolor by an unknown Chinese artist of 2 #pangolins (probably the Sunda Pangolin, Manis javanica, now a critically endangered species).
"This painting of a pangolin can be found in the 1st volume of the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings. The collection consists of 477 watercolours of flora & fauna that had been painted for Farquhar when he was the Resident of Malacca between 1803 and 1818.”
National Museum of Singapore: https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1082026
#WorldPangolinDay :
Wooden #Pangolin Storage Container
Yoruba culture, West Africa, possibly Nigeria, ca. mid to late 20th c.
12.75" L x 9" W x 6" H (32.4 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm)
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/198681495_rare-west-african-wooden-pangolin-storage-container-louisville-co
#AfricanArt
#WorldPangolinDay :
Mark Leithauser (USA, b.1950)
#Pangolin, from Lettered Creatures, 2002-03
pencil on paper, sheet 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum 2016.52.1.19 https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/pangolin-lettered-creatures-111402

scales (used in traditional medicines) and by habitat loss and deforestation. This is the largest: the ground pangolin. I made him patterned and colourful to draw attention to him and his kin.

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/1253591602

#groundPangolin #WorldPangolinDay #conservation #sciart #linocut #printmaking #collage #mastoart

Lo sapevi che esiste una giornata dedicata al mammifero più “corazzato” e tenero del pianeta? 🐾✨
Scopri cos’è la World Pangolin Day, quando si celebra e perché questi piccoli animaletti hanno conquistato il cuore del mondo (e bisogno del nostro aiuto 💚).

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#WorldPangolinDay #Pangolino #GiornataMondiale #AnimaliARischio #Biodiversità #WWF #NatureLovers #GiornateDaCelebrare 💚🌍

http://perfettamentechic.com/2026/02/21/world-pangolin-day/

World Pangolin Day

Festa dei Pangolini, gli Erbivori Squamosi che si Arrotolano (e Conquistano il Cuore del Mondo)

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Happy #WorldPangolinDay. Celebrate the largest and heaviest #pangolin in the world is the Giant Pangolin of #Uganda #Congo. Endangered by #palmoil and #cocoa #deforestation and #poaching Help them survive #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7jM?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

I just realized it's #WorldPangolinDay today so I'd like to share one of my older works here. It is a sad fact that this lovely species ist very endangered 😔

#AcrylicPainting #MiniaturePainting #RockPainting #Pangolin

#WorldPangolinDay

IFAW: In just ten years, it’s estimated that 1,000,000 pangolins have been poached. Enforcement efforts are making a difference against strong demand.

What you can do:
🎨 Create pangolin art for awareness (they're the only scaled mammal)
💻 Blog about pangolins
 Show your support on social media
💵 Donate to enforcement efforts

#Wildlife #Conservation

https://www.ifaw.org/international/news/world-pangolin-day

World pangolin day: saving the world’s most trafficked mammal

In honor of World Pangolin Day, learn more about the most trafficked animal and how you can help protect it.

IFAW

The 3rd Saturday in February is is World Pangolin Day draw attention to the plight of the world’s most trafficked animals, these magnificent scaly mammals. There 8 species of #pangolin in Africa and Asia, all endangered, threatened by poachers for their meat and scales (used in traditional medicines) and by habitat loss and deforestation. 🧵1/2

#groundPangolin #WorldPangolinDay #endangered #conservation #sciart #linocut #printmaking #collage #washi