# A Pangolin Collected in 1836 Just Revealed a Hidden Species

An animal that has sat dead in a collection since 1836 has finally settled a dispute over what to call one of the most heavily trafficked mammals on the planet. Scientists pulled DNA directly out of that specimen — the historical type specimen of the Nepalese subspecies — and established that the pa

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| Published | 27 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/a-pangolin-collected-in-1836-just-revealed-a-hidden-species/