WORD OF THE WEEK
Sep 18, 2020
4 minutes
NATURE
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Ally the pangolin becomes a mom
EVERYONE at the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital is elated at the news that a pangolin rescued from poaching earlier this year has recovered enough to have a pup.
South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Endangered Species Unit rescued the pangolin Ally on 25 April in the Alldays area in Limpopo. Poachers had been trying to sell her illegally.
A veterinarian in Polokwane examined her, while a specialist vet from Joburg also went to help. During the exam they discovered she was pregnant. She had to be taken to the Johannesburg hospital to recover from her ordeal – the vets needed to ensure she didn’t lose
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