Pandas we all know the black and white animal that is in China and sits around and eats 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo a day. However, have you heard about the red panda? No? Okay well, I am here to give you some information about the adorable creatures called red panda.
A red panda is a mammal. They are also herbivores. T
he family the red panda is in is the Ailuridae. Fun fact, the Red Panda is the last standing Ailuridae. All others are extinct.
Red pandas live in the mountains of Nepal and northern Myanmar (Burma), as well as in central China. The red panda is dwarfed by the black and white giant panda. The red panda typically grows to the size of a house cat. Their big bushy tails add 18 inches. The red pandas use their white ringed tail to cover themselves in the chilly mountain heights.
The red pandas spend most of their days in trees and sleep aloft. They are most active at night as well as in the gloaming hours of dusk and dawn. The red pandas have a taste for bamboo, but unlike their larger relatives, they also eat other foods such as fruit, acorns, roots, and eggs. Female red pandas have their young in the spring or summer and typically have up to one to four young. For 90 days the young red pandas stay in their nest while the father pays little to no attention to their offspring.
But wait! There’s more! If you want a red panda yourself you can adopt one for only $50. All you have to do is leave this post, go search “Can you adopt a red panda?” and see if you can get one for $50.
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