The Red Panda!!
Physical characteristics
The Red Panda is quiet long 79-120cm long, and the tail length is 30-60cm long. Males weigh 4.5 to 6.2kg and females are 3 to 4.5kg. It has a long reddish soft fur, black fur in the lower parts and a white face, each individual Red Panda has different markings. They have medium sized up right ears, black nose and very dark eyes. There tail has 6 alternating yellowish, red stripes. The legs are black, short and bear-like with thick fur. There Soles are great for surviving the purpose of thermal insulation on snow or ice covered surfaces, They have strong, sharp curved claws which are semi retractable. It had a false thumb which is really a extension of the wrist.
Distribution and habitat
The Red Panda or Lesser Panda specializes in eating bamboo. Its slightly larger than a domestic cat. It is endemic (totally native) to the Himalayas In Bhutan, southern China, India, Laos, Nepal and Burma. It is the state animal in the Indian state of Sikkim. It also is the mascot of some international festivals including the Darjeeling festival. They generally don’t adventure below 1,800m. They can’t cope with temperatures over 25°c. They are very skill and acrobatic they inhabit climates of temperatures between 10-15°c, they prefer forested mountain areas, especially places where they have course bamboo. They share there habitat with the giant panda, in China. They use rock to hide in and dens and hollow trees to sleep in. They are more active at dawn and dusk.Species declining
There population is less than 2,500. The Red Panda’s population continues to decline due to habitat Fragmentation (A process of environmental change.) The Red Panda is an endangered species and with out doing something soon it is going to become extinct. It is nearly extinct to the western part of its range, due to human interference to the Red Panda’s natural habitat. It is already extinct in 4 out of 7 places in china. The major threats to red pandas are loss and fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation (and the resulting loss of bamboo) for timber, fuel and agricultural land, poaching for the pet and fur trades also competition from domestic livestock.
There population is less than 2,500. The Red Panda’s population continues to decline due to habitat Fragmentation (A process of environmental change.) The Red Panda is an endangered species and with out doing something soon it is going to become extinct. It is nearly extinct to the western part of its range, due to human interference to the Red Panda’s natural habitat. It is already extinct in 4 out of 7 places in china. The major threats to red pandas are loss and fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation (and the resulting loss of bamboo) for timber, fuel and agricultural land, poaching for the pet and fur trades also competition from domestic livestock.
Interesting facts
The Red Panda’s Scientific Name is Ailurus fulgens. Its features indicate that the Red Pandas are most closely related to the racoon and similar to giant pandas and bears but are now classified as a 'family' of their own. In captivity Red Panda’s can live up to 14 years, but its not known how old they live for in the wild. The Chinese name for red panda is hunho or firefox, due to their colour and similar size to a fox. A red panda can eat up to 45 percent of its own body weight daily eating approximately 200,000 bamboo leaves during the day.
The Red Panda’s Scientific Name is Ailurus fulgens. Its features indicate that the Red Pandas are most closely related to the racoon and similar to giant pandas and bears but are now classified as a 'family' of their own. In captivity Red Panda’s can live up to 14 years, but its not known how old they live for in the wild. The Chinese name for red panda is hunho or firefox, due to their colour and similar size to a fox. A red panda can eat up to 45 percent of its own body weight daily eating approximately 200,000 bamboo leaves during the day.
Diet and social behaviours
The Red Panda is most active in the early morning and late afternoon spending most of the day resting in trees conserving their energy as their bamboo diet has a low energy content .Red pandas are normally solitary creatures but form pairs in the breeding season. They rarely live in groups or even with their family’s. Even though the Red Panda is classified as a carnivore, Red Pandas eat mainly bamboo shoots, grass and fruit with the occasional egg, insect or small animal.
The Red Panda is most active in the early morning and late afternoon spending most of the day resting in trees conserving their energy as their bamboo diet has a low energy content .Red pandas are normally solitary creatures but form pairs in the breeding season. They rarely live in groups or even with their family’s. Even though the Red Panda is classified as a carnivore, Red Pandas eat mainly bamboo shoots, grass and fruit with the occasional egg, insect or small animal.
Reproduction
After 3 months the female gives birth of up to three young, which are born into a nest made of twigs and grass. Newborn cubs are covered in thick grey fur and their eyes and ears are closed. The cubs will come from the nest at about three months of age but stay with their mother until the next breeding season starts.
preserve the red pandaAfter 3 months the female gives birth of up to three young, which are born into a nest made of twigs and grass. Newborn cubs are covered in thick grey fur and their eyes and ears are closed. The cubs will come from the nest at about three months of age but stay with their mother until the next breeding season starts.
We need to do something now to help preserve the Red Panda other wise it is going to become a thing of the past!! we need to educate younger children as they are our future to help prevent this happening in the future, also we can still cut down some bamboo but it needs to be relevant to the amount we need and also that the bamboo can grow back faster than it is being cut down. if we follow some of these things we can increase the probability of the red panda's survival
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By Amy Walpole
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