{"id":343876,"date":"2026-03-17T13:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/343876\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:56:18","slug":"spore-photographer-rushes-over-in-grab-to-see-endangered-pangolin-sleeping-in-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/343876\/","title":{"rendered":"S&#8217;pore photographer rushes over in Grab to see endangered pangolin sleeping in tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rare daytime pangolin sighting causes photographer to rush over in a Grab, he finds it sleeping<\/p>\n<p>When a Singapore photographer heard about a rare daytime pangolin sighting on Saturday (14 March), he immediately booked a Grab and rushed to the location.<\/p>\n<p>His gamble paid off and he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/179531089457\/posts\/10164800980509458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">found the pangolin sleeping in a tree<\/a>, perfectly still for photographs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-711115\" class=\"wp-image-711115 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pangolin-sleep-2.jpg\" alt=\"photographer pangolin daytime\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1401\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1401;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-711115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Prashanta Kumar Mohanty on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Spends minutes admiring pangolin before setting up camera<\/p>\n<p>According to 45-year-old IT professional and wildlife photography hobbyist Prashanta Kumar Mohanty, he first heard about the pangolin sighting from another photographer at around 5.30pm that day.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Prashanta immediately dropped what he was doing and booked a Grab to the location he had been told about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEncountering such a rare animal always fills me with excitement,\u201d he told MS News.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived at around 6.15pm and quickly found his \u2018target\u2019. The nocturnal pangolin was sleeping in a tree during the day, with its tail wrapped around a trunk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-711114\" class=\"wp-image-711114 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pangolin-sleep-1.jpg\" alt=\"photographer pangolin daytime\" width=\"1547\" height=\"2048\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1547px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1547\/2048;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-711114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Prashanta Kumar Mohanty on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I reached the spot and saw the pangolin in the tree, I spent the first few minutes simply admiring the moment before even setting up my camera,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The dozing pangolin had drawn a small crowd, with around 10 others watching alongside Mr Prashanta.<\/p>\n<p>He told MS News that it occasionally woke when ants disturbed it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1250912363854269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shifting its position before drifting back to sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-711147\" class=\"wp-image-711147 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sleeping-pangolin.gif\" alt=\"photographer pangolin daytime\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/711;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-711147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Prashanta Kumar Mohanty on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Photographer compares daytime pangolin sighting to discovering treasure<\/p>\n<p>Mr Prashanta said the first time he ever saw a pangolin was during a night walk around two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Spotting one again, this time in daylight, made the experience even more special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing it felt no less than discovering a treasure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pangolins are nocturnal, shy, and critically endangered, which makes daytime sightings rare.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-711117\" class=\"wp-image-711117 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pangolin-sleep-4.jpg\" alt=\"photographer pangolin daytime\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1401\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1401;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-711117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Prashanta Kumar Mohanty on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>They are also the most trafficked mammal in the world and face threats from traffic in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Their rarity and adorable looks make them popular among local wildlife enthusiasts, and some have even suggested that pangolins should be Singapore\u2019s national animal.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/singapore-native-national-animal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Netizens debate which native wildlife should be S\u2019pore\u2019s national animal, \u2018uwu bird\u2019 among suggestions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/singapore-native-national-animal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netizens debate which native wildlife should be S\u2019pore\u2019s national animal, \u2018uwu bird\u2019 among suggestions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/photographer-pangolin-daytime\/mailto:news@mustsharenews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">news@mustsharenews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image adapted from\u00a0Prashanta Kumar Mohanty on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/179531089457\/posts\/10164800980509458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rare daytime pangolin sighting causes photographer to rush over in a Grab, he finds it sleeping When a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[85,46,141,386],"class_list":["post-343876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}