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Artworks
Kara Maria
Pangolin, 2018Acrylic on canvas12 x 12 inchesCollection of Janet Mohle-Boetani, MD
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Pangolins are insect-eating mammals originating in Africa and Asia. They are the world’s most trafficked non-human mammal despite a 2017 international trade ban on all eight pangolin species. The illegal trade in pangolins is being investigated (along with that of bats) as a possible factor in the outbreak of COVID-19.1of 4