A Scaly Story
Publisher: Atlas Contact
The quest for the strangest and most endangered mammal on Earth
A monument to a very special mammal
For readers of Shark Drunk by Morten A. Strøksnes and The Pineapple by Lex Boon
When it becomes clear to Anne Broeksma that she isn’t realizing her dreams, she decides something has to change. During a ceremony with a hallucinogenic drug from the jungle, she encounters not herself, but the pangolin: a unique result of evolution that turns out to be the most poached mammal in the world. These mysterious tree dragons become her guides during the years of searching across Asia and Africa. Hidden behind the strange creature is a world of stories, about colonial history, evolution, anthropology, ecotourism, illegal wildlife trade and more. When coronaviruses are found in pangolins in China, Broeksma’s previously obscure favorite animal becomes world famous overnight. A Scaly Story is a monument to a mammal that managed to escape every pigeonhole but is now threatened with extinction. It strongly encourages us to follow our fascinations, especially when the future looks bleak.
Praise on previous titles:
‘Vesper is a plea for looking deeper, for daring to experience, in order to become part of nature again.’ – Trouw
