Some pangolin species such as the Chinese pangolin sleep in underground burrows during the day, and others including black-bellied pangolins and Sunda pangolins are known to sleep in trees.

A staggering number of birds, turtles, reptiles, primates, and big cats were seized. While China officially banned the use of pangolin scales in traditional medicine in 2020, it remains the largest ...

but they don’t fall into a deep sleep. Chinese pangolins are the only pangolin species known to overwinter. Each year, an individual can dig anywhere between 50 and 100 burrows. The researchers ...