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All’Australian zoo di Steve Irwin ho avuto la possibilità di vedere da vicino questo bellissimo esemplare di panda rosso, un animale in pericolo di estinzione che qui cercano di salvare. Il panda rosso vive in natura sulle montagne cinesi e si nutre di bambù, di foglie e frutti. Un animale simpatico ma con degli artigli acuminati.
At the Steve Irwin’s Australian zoo i had the opportunity to see this beautiful Red panda, an endangered animal that the zoo try to save from extinction. The red panda lives in the Chinese mountains and eats bamboo, leaves and fruits. A funny and curious animal with sharp claws.
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Red Panda
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called lesser panda, red bear-cat, and red cat-bear, is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as endangered by the IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals.
It feeds mainly on bamboo, but is omnivorous, and also eats eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.
Lens : Nikon 18-105.
Thought I'd share these beautiful screenshots of our Bao Bao (courtesy of pdxwildlife taken by Hayley ....)
Mirror , mirror .....
I find that Pandas usually close their eyes while chewing. Not sure why, but I like to think they're just that focused on eating.
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called lesser panda and red cat-bear, is a close relative of the giant panda.
This small arboreal mammal is the only species of the genus Ailurus. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs.
The head and body of the red panda is 56 to 65 cm long, their tail is 37 to 50 cm and the weight is 3,5 to 7,5 kg.
It eats mainly bamboo, but is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals.
The red panda is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn. Endemic to the temperate forests of the Himalayas, the red panda ranges from Nepal in the west to China in the east. It is also found in northern India, Bhutan and northern Myanmar. The red panda lives between 2,200 and 4,800 meters altitude. It prefers mountainous mixed deciduous and conifer forests, especially with old trees and dense understories of bamboo. Accurate population figures in the wild are difficult to find, with estimates ranging from less than 2,500 to between 16,000 and 20,000. Although red pandas are protected by National laws in their range countries, their numbers in the wild continue to decline mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression. The red panda is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN red list. The red panda is quite adaptable to living in captivity and is common in zoos worldwide. The international studbook listed more than 800 individuals in zoos and parks around the world.
This picture was taken at Zoo Ouwehand ( www.ouwehand.nl/ ) in Rhenen, the Netherlands
De zwart-witte reuzenpanda met zijn ogenschijnlijk hoge knuffelgehalte kent bijna iedereen.
Veel minder bekend is de kleine panda of rode panda (Ailurus fulgens), ook wel katbeer genoemd. Vroeger dacht men dat de rode panda verwant zou zijn aan de wasbeer, maar nader onderzoek heeft uitgewezen dat de rode panda gewoon een beer is.
De rode panda is iets groter dan een huiskat, heeft een roodbruine vacht, een lange ruige staart, en door de korte voorpoten een waggelende gang. De lengte van het hoofd en het lichaam is 56 tot 65 cm, de staart is 37 tot 50 cm en het gewicht is 3,5 tot 7,5 kg.
De rode panda is een solitair dier, voornamelijk actief vanaf de schemering tot de dageraad.
Deze panda is endemisch in de gematigde bossen van de Himalaya van Nepal tot in het westen van China in het oosten. Het wordt ook gevonden in Noord-India, Bhutan en Noord-Myanmar. De rode panda leeft tussen 2.200 en 4.800 meter hoogte. Het geeft de voorkeur bergachtige gemengde loof- en naaldbossen, vooral met oude bomen, en dichte bamboe op de grond. Net als de reuzen panda eet de rode panda voornamelijk bamboe, maar het is een omnivoor en eet ook eieren, vogels, insecten en kleine zoogdieren.
Nauwkeurige cijfers over de populatie in het wild zijn er niet, maar schattingen variëren tussen 2.500 en 20.000. Hoewel rode panda's zijn beschermd door de nationale wetgevingen, blijft het aantal in het wild dalen. Dit is te wijten aan het verlies van woongebieden, onvoldoende bamboe, stroperij, en inteelt. De soort is als kwetsbaar op de rode lijst van de IUCN geplaatst. De rode panda’s passen zich echter goed aan aan het leven in gevangenschap. In dierentuinen over de hele wereld leven meer dan 800 rode panda’s.
Deze foto is genomen in Ouwehands Dierenpark ( www.ouwehand.nl/ ) in Rhenen.
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The San Diego Zoo pandas woke up to a winter wonderland on Saturday, November 14.
WATCH Panda Cam: zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/panda-cam