Chinese actress Yang Ying, better known by her stage name Angelababy, has become the youngest ambassador for WildAid, an environmental organization that focuses on reducing the demand for wildlife products.

 

中国女演员杨颖，艺名Angelababy，成为野生救援（一个致力于减少野生动物产品需求的环境组织）最年轻的公益大使。
 

 

While lending a hand to the official launch of the "Protecting Pangolins" campaign in China, Angelababy explains why she thinks this is a worthy¹ cause.

 

"Many years ago, people had no idea consuming tusk² products and shark fins³ would actually kill elephants and sharks. With the awareness⁴ campaigns over the years, people gained more knowledge and gradually stopped eating and buying those things. At least the people around me mostly know right from wrong now. So I think raising awareness is hugely important."

 

Anglebaby also admits that before getting involved in this campaign, she did not know too much about pangolins, also known as scaly⁵ ant-eaters. Four species of the mammal live in Asia, with two in Africa.

 

"Like you said, pangolins are both familiar and strange to us. Previously⁶, I never saw a pangolin with my own eyes, I just knew the name. With this campaign, I got to learn some basic facts about the animal. For example, their scales are not magic medicine that can cure all kinds of diseases. Also, their meat contains a number of parasites⁷, and eating it can actually hurt our health."

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