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Structually, it barely matters. The physics works even if each element isn't joined contiguously to the next, it's just that if you do make it contiguous you can also use it for power delivery and worry less about elements drifting out of alignment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_ring

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Pangolin scales?
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Goodness no, all subspecies are listed on Wikipedia as having various kinds of "Threatened" conservation statuses.
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