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Κόκκινο Πάντα

Κόκκινο Πάντα

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Distribution

Nepal, China, Myanmar, India, Bhutan


Diet:

Largely herbivore. Young leaves and shoots of bamboo. It also takes fruit, roots, succulent grasses, acorns, lichens, birds' eggs, insects and small animals.


Facts

Habitat: High-altitude temperate forests with bamboo undergrowth


Diet: Largely herbivore. Young leaves and shoots of bamboo. It also takes fruit, roots, succulent grasses, acorns, lichens, birds' eggs, insects and small animals.


Dimensions: 51-73cm, tail 28-49cm


Weight: 3-6kg


Gestation: 114-145 days, 1-4 young, gestational delay


Lifespan: 8-10 years, max 14 (max 21 years in a zoo)


Social structure: Mainly solitary, in small groups during the mating period


Estimated population: <10,000 adults


Status: Endangered


Threats: Habitat loss and fragmentation, habitat destruction and natural disasters, trade for their skin and other body parts, poaching. 


Did you know that:

  • Red pandas, like giant pandas, have a pseudo-thumb, a modified wrist bone used to grasp bamboo when feeding. Despite these similarities, the two species are not closely related.  The red panda is closest in relation to weasels and skunks.
  • In very cold temperatures, red pandas can become dormant, lowering their metabolic rate and raising it every few hours as they wake up to look for food.
  • They spend most of their time in trees and sleep over 12 hours per day.



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