It is not known how many African pangolins are left in the wild.

尚不清楚野生环境中非洲穿山甲的剩余数量。

The pangolin, a large ant-eating mammal, is poached heavily.

穿山甲是一种以蚂蚁为食的大型哺乳动物，被大量偷猎。

Pangolins are one of the most trafficked animals on the planet.

穿山甲是地球上被贩卖最多的物种之一。

Pangolins are indeed the most threatened mammals in the world right now.

而现在它则成了世界上最濒危的哺乳动物。

A fourth of large seizures of pangolin scales are mixed with ivory, for instance.

例如，在查获的大量穿山甲鳞片中，有四分之一是与象牙混合在一起的。

In the bush, conserving pangolins is not just about stopping poachers.

在野外，保护穿山甲不仅仅是阻止偷猎者。

There is a market in the U.S. for illegal pangolin products.

在美国有非法穿山甲产品的市场。

Obviously looking throughout Africa, looking to save species like the rhino, mountain lions, the pangolin.

毫无疑问，我们想在整个非洲地区拯救像犀牛、美洲狮、穿山甲这样的物种。

We have found that more than 960,000 pangolins were illegally traded over the past decade.

我们已在过去的10年中发现超过960000宗穿山甲非法交易。

Morrison said loss of the pangolins could damage ecosystems.

莫里森表示穿山甲的减少可能会破坏生态系统。

This female pangolin is hunting an ant colony.

这只雌性穿山甲正在猎杀一个蚁群。

A volunteer will walk him on a nearby hill where the pangolin will search for ants to eat.

一位志愿者带它到附近的山上寻找蚂蚁吃。

Down throughout Asia and Africa, pangolins can be traced back 66 million years, meaning they lived amongst dinosaurs.

在亚洲和非洲，它们可追溯至六千六百万年前，这意味着它们与恐龙生活在同一时期。

Most scientists now say the virus originated in wildlife, with bats and pangolins identified as possible host species.

目前，大部分科学家认为新冠病毒源自野生动物，蝙蝠和穿山甲被认为是最可能的宿主。

So, if we lose pangolins, there would be a cascading effect on the ecosystem.

因此如果我们的穿山甲数量减少，就会对生态系统造成影响。

Baby pangolins like the one here get around by riding their mother's tails.

小穿山甲就像这里这个，骑着妈妈的尾巴到处跑。

This particular pangolin seems to be in good health.

这只特殊的穿山甲似乎健康状况良好。

The photographer noticed the pangolin always returns to Mateo when they attempt to release it back into the wild.

摄影师注意到当他们试图把穿山甲放回野外时，它总是回到马特奥身边。

Their burrows are used by warthogs, porcupines, meerkats and even by endangered pangolins as shelter from heat and cold.

它们的洞穴被疣猪、豪猪、猫鼬甚至濒危的穿山甲用作避暑和避寒的场所。

Found throughout Asia and Africa, pangolins can be traced back 66 million years, meaning they lived amongst dinosaurs.

在亚洲和非洲，穿山甲可以追溯到六千六百万年前，也就是说它们生活在恐龙之间。