Pangolins' bodies are covered in hard, keratinous scales like this Temminck's ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii, in the Kalahari, South Africa.

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Although they are mammals, pangolins' bodies are covered in hard, keratinous scales like this Temminck's ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii, photographed at night in the Kalahari Desert, Northern Cape, South Africa.

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Size: 4200px × 2800px
Location: Witsand, Kalahari Desert, Northern Province, South Africa
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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