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They are in the Kindergarten Class... a few days ago only one was going on the swing, then 2...today 3!
2.12.2018, China
The cub at the top seems to be the Class President. Anyone know who her/his parents are? S/he is always in the line of action, very cute.
2.8.2018, in China, Panda Kindergarten
Red pandas spend quite a lot of their time sleeping high up in a tree, so it's always a treat to see one on the move. I was very lucky on Saturday to have both a sunny day and a wide-awake red panda. :)
There is nothing like relaxing in the sun. And trust me, red pandas are the masters of relaxing! They spend a lot of time dozing in a tree somewhere.
And it might not look like it, but their red fur actually helps them to hide from predators. Among red leaves and moss it is extremely difficult to spot red pandas in ther natural environment.
Red pandas have recently been classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Poaching and habitat loss are the main reasons for this evaluation. It has been estimated that only about 2500 red pandas are left in the wild.
Check out the Red Panda Network to find out how you can help them:
Read my experience of seeing the pandas at the National Zoo, www.michellerlee.com/2016/06/10/pandas-smithsonian-nation...
For one brief day it didn't rain, so I decided on the spur of the moment to visit Drusillas zoo to see how everyone's faring in this dreadful winter. Not surprisingly a lot of the animals were staying indoors, but the red pandas were quite active in the morning. This one was fast asleep, wrapped around the branch of a tree, but then suddenly woke up and looked at me. They're so incredibly appealing. I was chatting to a keeper who was cleaning their enclosure and he told me that the red pandas love the cold and would be happy if it snowed. He also said they hardly ever come down to ground level, so of course the moment he left that's exactly what they did!
Two more in the Comments.
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24 may, 2010
The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens, or "shining cat") is a small arboreal mammal and 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. It eats mainly bamboo, but is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.
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.[4] Accurate population figures in the wild are difficult to find, with estimates ranging from less than 2,500[5] to between 16,000 and 20,000.[6] Although it is protected by law in all countries where it lives, its numbers in the wild continue to decline mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression.[2]
The Red Panda is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN red list (2009.01), and is listed in CITES appendix I. It has been previously classified in the families Procyonidae (raccoon) and Ursidae (bears), but recent research has placed it in its own family Ailuridae, in superfamily Musteloidea along with Mustelidae, Procyonidae, and Mephitidae.[7] Two subspecies are recognized.
The Red Panda is quite adaptable to living in captivity and is common in zoos worldwide. As of 2006 the international studbook listed more than 800 individuals in zoos and parks around the world.
(Wikipedia)