Where are the pandas? Probably resting in the trees. Because their diets are mostly bamboo (a low nutrient food), red pandas don't have much energy to spare. If it's hotter or colder than their thermal "comfort zone," they rest as much as possible. They curl up to conserve body heat when it's cold, and stretch out on a branch when it's hot.
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Latin Name:
Ailurus fulgens
Natural Diet:
Bamboo shoots, fruit, roots, acorns, insects, and small birds, mammals, and reptiles.
Reproduction:
Females give birth to one to four young (usually two) in a tree cavity once a year.
Status:
Endangered. Like giant pandas, red pandas face extinction due to the destruction of their habitat. Bred in zoos under a Species Survival Plan.
Range:
Himalayan mountains of China, Nepal, and India.
Habitat:
High-altitude bamboo and rhododendron forests.
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Red Panda
October 22, 2001
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Red Panda
October 14, 2001
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Eating an apple
October 14, 2001
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2 in the tree
October 28, 2001
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October 28, 2001
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October 28, 2001
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Red Pandas eating
Nov. 3, 2001
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Nov. 3, 2001
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Red Pandas standing
Nov. 13, 2001
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Red Pandas sniffing
Dec. 1, 2001
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Red Pandas in the snow
Luke and Quentin eating after the first snowfall of the season.