crikey what an amazing wee curly creature.... I have days when I'd love to be able to curl up like that.

I can't understand how anyone could possibly be mean to this little chap.

He's beautiful, hope he doesnt get caught again

Talk about being up your own arse...

never even heard of those! see, you never stop learning!! Hope this pops up in the next pub quiz

Wow, amazing creature. Thank you for sharing all this with us.

I'm not sure whether I should be scared or in awe...

a thing of beauty and a joy forever

aww he reminds me of MC Escher's "Wentelteefje" (Curl-Up)!

Looks almost like something from Rick Gervais' Flanimals...

It's a bit Armadillo like. And shy too by the looks of it!

i.e. cross between a hedgehog and a tortoise, as Kipling might say

how very armadilloesque

The Guardian recently provided a description of the killing and eating of pangolins: “A Guangdong chef interviewed last year in the Beijing Science and Technology Daily described how to cook a pangolin: ‘We keep them alive in cages until the customer makes an order. Then we hammer them unconscious, cut their throats and drain the blood. It is a slow death. We then boil them to remove the scales. We cut the meat into small pieces and use it to make a number of dishes, including braised meat and soup. Usually the customers take the blood home with them afterwards.’”

Shocking!!!

What an odd looking critter!

Awwwwww now he's v.cute :-)

Wouldn't it be fab to be able to do that?! :}

Stephen Fry So how much _is_ a Pangolin in the hand worth?

First thing that came to mind: Sonic the Hedgehog, only not blue.

For some reason, the critters have always reminded me of artichokes with legs.

Are they always so blurry? #followmestephen

Oh! I love pangolin! Possibly the most adorable little armor-plated creatures!

would make a lovely handbag

Lets hope for his sake that the shock does not give him a 'dodgy' stomach....

Are they always so blurry? #followmestephen

I assume there is a head in there somewhere but I imagine he has good reason to hide it.

It has the surreal quality of a Tenniel illustration from one of the Lewis Carroll Alice books.

I'm not sure if I want to cuddle it or vomit on my shoes...

A pangolin?? I totally expected a musical instrument just as Lee

that's so cute! aaw! which means he's probably quite vicious, it's always the way.

oh, squee! i love how it's holding its head

Big ole roly poly.

shy, but, not exactly a cuddly bundle of joy, is it?

Why did I expect it to be a musical instrument?

Scales give me a judder

It looks like one of the creatures from Alien!

i want one as a pet.

Armadillo, crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside!!

weird little creature. i'd love to travel around the world like you're doing and see all this awesome stuff ...

They're so adorable!

Looks like some of the strong-willed women I referee.

Little guy's a little camera-shy. He looks real cute.