One of the earth’s most unique evolutionary species, is also the world’s most trafficked mammal.

The Pangolin. (Manis penta-dactyla dalmanni)

They have been around for over 45 million years, and then a genetic split was understood to have happened some 23 million years ago between the Asian and African Pangolin.

They sit in the carnivore group of animals even though they don’t have any teeth, but eat mainly insects and grubs. They are scaly anteaters.

The Pangolin as a species are the most trafficked animals on the planet (their meat is highly prized, and their scales purported to have healing properties). The Chinese traditional medicine market consumes 135 000 tons of pangolins annually.

Think of this - each adult pangolin eats on average 70 million insects a year, so imagine if we took them out of the circle of life!!!
The Chinese government needs to get real and stop treating the planet like a ‘consumable’. (However - we are all to blame for that one.)
This animal represent our relationship with our environment - Mother earth - Gaia, so let’s maybe start to live our lives with that in mind.

We need a symbiotic relationship with our planet.

This will be a series of 15 bronzes, each signed and numbered. the next available in the series is 2/15

Price: R 38 700.00