red panda bear
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Samantha McAllen
Red Panda Bear
• The Red Panda is not a bear!!! They are found to be more closely related to the raccoon and skunk family.
IMPORTANT!!!
•Reddish fur with brown and black tail
APPEARANCE
•Markings are very similar to the raccoon
•White surrounding eyes and muzzle• Two reddish brown stripes across cheek
•Males weigh 10-14 pounds•Females weigh 6-10 pounds
• Head and body
have a length of
20-24 inches
• Bamboo forests of Himalayas and Myanmar where it is cool and moist
Where Do They Live?
• Home becoming threatened due to deforestation
• Higher altitudes similar to Giant Panda
•Red Panda’s are primarily
herbivores but will occasionally eat
meat
What Do They Eat?
• Bamboo• Bird eggs• Fruits• Small birds• Tree sap• Grass• Leaves
They also eat…
• Both nocturnal and crepuscular
• Very sensitive to heat• Extremely agile
and territorial
How Do They Behave?
• Cleans its fur like a cat• Rubs back and belly
against trees• Solitary except during
mating season
• Stands on hind legs to look bigger when feeling threatened
• Able to reproduce at 18 months
• Gestation period of 112 to 158 days
• Mid-June to late July
• One to four cubs
• Recognize cubs by smell
• Average life-span of 8 to 10 years
Reproduction
• Habitat loss/deforestation
• Poaching• Hunting
Became threatened due to…
• China: Less than 2500• India: 5000-6000 in 2001• Nepal: 100 or less in
1998•World: 16,000 to 20,000
in 2001
• Slide 1-16 background image from Microsoft PowerPoint Office Clipart• Slide 3 image from www.houstonzoo.org/cutestanimal• Slide 4:
– Left image from www.houstonzoo.org/cutestanimal– Right image from http://
www.sarahcunningham.org/uncategorized/woman-vs-nature-how-i-potentially-saved-the-cunninghams-from-a-rabid-wild-animal-and-lived-to-tell-about-it
• Slide 5 image from http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/2528141/mini+pleasure+comp/431
• Slide 7 image from http://itech.pensacolastate.edu/sctag/REDPANDA/Red%20Panda.htm• Slide 10 image from http://southmountainnaturalist.blogspot.com/• Slide 12
– Left image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda – Right image from http://
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0524_050524_standpanda.html• Slide 2- 15 information gathered from:
– www.bearplanet.org/red-panda.shtml – www.savetheredpanda.com/biology.thm– http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm
Works Cited