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The Red Panda - Ailurus fulgens ("shining cat") - is a mostly herbivorous mammal, specialised as a bamboo feeder. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat (40-60 cm long, 3-6 kg weight). It is endemic to the Himalayas in Bhutan, southern China, India, Laos, Nepal, and Myanmar. It is the state animal in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the mascot of the Darjeeling international festivals.
Their population continues to decline due to habitat fragmentation. Red Pandas are classified as endangered. No reliable numbers exist for the total population but it is very threatened due to the fragmentation of its natural habitats, their small numbers, and their food specialisation needs. In south-west China the Red Panda is hunted for its fur and especially for its highly-valued bushy tail from which hats are produced. In the areas of China where the Red Panda lives, their fur is often used for local cultural ceremonies and in weddings the bridegroom traditionally carries the hide. The 'good-luck charm' hats are used by Chinese newlyweds. This, and the continuous clearing of the forests, has significantly reduced the population.
It is now protected in all countries in which it lives, and the hunting of Red Pandas is illegal everywhere. Nevertheless, poaching continues and they are often illegally hunted and sold to zoos for dumping prices. The IUCN has mandated that small Pandas are a “threatened species“ since 1996, however it is now listed as endangered.
A 40% decrease in Red Panda populations has been reported in China over the last 50 years, and those in the western/Himalayan areas are considered to be in worse shape. Red Pandas have a naturally low birth rate (usually single or twin births per year) and a high death rate in the wild. - From Wikipedia.
This example was seen at the National Zoo in Washington DC.
Haven't been on here for ages so I thought I'd start back with this wee chap who over the last couple of years I've got to know quite well
04.09.2007 - Grandma's Birthday
Today she would be 80 years old.
Think Dirce Giatti Pacheco
Think Love
Think Red
I miss you...
An impressionistic abstract of a red clover flower. Wanted to draw attention to the shape of the flower tips.
The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed and populous dogs in the world, having colonised large parts of Europe, America, Asia and Africa. It was also introduced into Australia in the 1800’s for recreational hunting although some sources suggest it was to help control the spread of Rabbits.
The Fox is a remarkably resourceful creature, able to cope in a very wide range of different environmental conditions, from sub-tropical regions to icy tundra the red fox is able to find food and keep warm.
In the UK the red fox feeds mainly on small rodents such as field mice, rabbits and voles but will eat almost anything it finds, often eating carrion or preying on new-born lambs in the spring. This resourcefulness is one of the main reasons they’ve been able to populate our towns and cities with great success. They are superb hunters, able to sprint, turn and jump with surprising ease for dog.
Foxes are the smallest members of the dog family, with the adult red fox being around 75cm long from head to tail and weighing around five kilograms fully grown. Environmental conditions determine how long a wild fox lives, usually around 7-10 years but in captivity they can live to a similar age as pet dogs at around 15 years.
Red Foxes mate during the winter months with the pair staying together to act as parents to the new born kits after a gestation period of between 51 and 53 days. The kits are born blind and stay in the den for several weeks before venturing out to play and follow their parents, after three months the cubs are left to fend for themselves, helped by the abundance of food to be found during the long summer months, they receive sexual maturity roughly a year after birth.
Foxes are considered a pest by many farmers although it is difficult to judge their impact on the land, they do provide a service in keeping rabbit and rat numbers in check and are thought to only go after ill and dead lambs. The banning of fox hunting in the UK could actually bring a downturn in foxes due to the potential for increasing numbers being shot or poisoned as hunting never took a major toll on numbers.
Red is passion?
Red is Love?
Red is ... Chinese new year?!
長居植物園, 大阪
Nagai botanical garden, Osaka, Japan
Flowers are everywhere, and these hibiscus in Mexico are particularly beautiful to see and to photograph.
Red Deer, Cervus elaphus, male. 22 May 2017. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK.
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I wasn't going to post another today but well I needed a study break so decided to process a shot from yesterday and it was talking to me saying upload to flickr,
hhmm do your photos talk to you too ? or am i the only silly one that has that problem ...