Endangered Animals : The Red Pand Devangered Animals

The large male panda's can get up to 250 pounds, and be 2 feet long. The male panda's are indeed larger than the females. These bears can live up to 20 years in the wild. Even though, there are environmental conflicts that are reducing their lifespan.

Everyone thinks pandas are very cute. What they don’t know is that how pandas are very important to the ecosystem. Right now, pandas are in great danger, well sort of. I believe pandas are important to our ecosystem. This essay is about how pandas are involved in the ecosystem, how they will extinct, and how they fit in the Food Web.

Pandas are cute, cuddly and one of the most beloved animals in the world. Sadly, their numbers have declined and there are only 1600 pandas left living in the wild. Do you ever ask why? To save them is the mission of many conservationists, but should this be at any expense? The dilemma that is facing the animal world right now; should we save pandas or should we allow them to become extinct? The emotive photos of pandas on the internet are the only reason why everyone is in love with them. In reality, pandas are terrifically expensive to protect and our choice, your choice cannot be based on the fact of their endearing fluffiness, while other less attractive species are forced to stay in a shadow and wait for their death to approach.

The Red Panda is part of the endangered species due to the decline of their habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries. According to the recent data by IUCN “Red Panda is listed as Endangered because its population has plausibly declined by 50% over the last three generations (estimated at 18 years) and this decline is projected to continue, and probably intensify, in the next three generations.” This is due to the fact that their natural habitat is shrinking as more and more forests are destroyed. Red Pandas are often difficult to be seen in its favored habitat in the bamboo forests in the Eastern Himalayas. Less than 10,000 exist in the wild today, threatened by habitat loss, grazing pressures and hunting. “Red pandas are often killed when they get caught in traps meant for other animals such as wild pigs and deer. They are also poached for their

For the red pandas size they have a long gestation period which lasts approximately 135 days, on average they have two offspring at a time but this can range between one and four a litter. Red pandas grow slowly so they do not become sexually mature until they are 18 months old, but 80% of red panda cubs do not live to the age of maturity. Once the red panda reaches sexual maturity it can continue to reproduce up until death, mating usually occurs during the winter season from January to mid-March and give birth around June. During the mating season a female red panda will generally mate with more than one male to ensure fertilization, the male red panda will attract the female by making a rawr-like sound and if another male is near the two

Pandas can typically reach a height of 5 feet and a weight of up to 350 pounds. They are mammals so, they have a backbone and live-birth their cubs. Body shape resembles that of the bear, but they are sometimes classified as a member of the raccoon species. Panda Bears have a extra finger on each hand that is used for tearing plants (like bamboo) and other food. Also an amenity for their eating habits

They are believed to be extinct in the historical range in China which includes Guizhou, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Qinghai provinces. Red Pandas prefer to live in temperate forests with thick bamboo, understories, and microhabitats containing higher densities of fallen logs and tree stumps. They would use the fallen logs and tree stumps to reach food. Additionally, they are found in tropical and subtropical forests in northern India and their adaptation to this biome remains a mystery. These species are arboreal which means they live in trees. A large part of the red panda’s diet is bamboo leaves just like the giant panda but, unlike the panda, red pandas are not herbivores due to the fact that their food pallet includes bird eggs and various insects in addition to plants. Other food that they eat are fruit, young leaves, roots, succulent grasses, acorns, lichen, and

A Ailurus fulgens can be from 24 to 47 inches in size. That’s just from 2-4 feet! A red panda weighs 7 to 14 lbs. Red pandas are omnivores, they only eat other animals and/or plants. The predetors of a Ailurus fulgens snow leopard, marten, and us, humuns. A Ailurus fulgens can live up to 12 years.

Panda Bears mainly live in Central China in bamboo forests with coniferous and broadleaf trees that are 5000 to 10000 feet tall. They enjoy spending their time in cool and wet areas. When considering a place to live, Panda Bears look for two features; tall bamboo trees and a nearby stream.

The Red Panda also goes by the Lesser Panda and the Fire Fox. The Red Panda’s top speed is 24mph. The life span for a red panda is up to 8-12 years. The average litter size is 3 and the age of weaning is 5 months. There is also less than 3000 red

First I will describe the red panda's habitat. A red panda's habitat consists of bamboo forests and grassy areas with lots of trees. They use trees to keep away from predators. Also, most of their food sources are in trees as well. They are common in areas such as Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in Asia. Red pandas are always on the move. They don't have dens or homes, so they find temporary holes in which they raise their young during their early stages. Then the red pandas pack up, and move again.

The raccoon has some relatives like the ringtail and the coati. The ringtail for it’s bushy black banded tail and the Coati for it long tale. There are more like kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos,and cacomistles. All of these animals are from the Procyonidae family, this is a new world family. Now many scientist believe that pandas are in the raccoon family (laima 6).

What animal is black and white and loved all over the world? If you guessed the giant panda, you're right! The giant panda is also known as the panda bear, bamboo bear, or in Chinese as Daxiongmao, the "large bear cat." Actually, its scientific name means "black and white cat-footed animal." Giant pandas are found only in the mountains of central China. They live in dense bamboo and coniferous forests at altitudes of 5,000 to 10,000 feet. The mountains are covered in heavy clouds with torrential rains or dense mist throughout the year. Giant pandas are bear-like in shape with striking black and white markings.

For many decades, the Giant Panda taxonomic classification was under debate since the animal shared both characteristics with bears and raccoons. However, molecular studies suggest that Giant Pandas are true bears. The Giant Panda belongs in the Urisdae, although they have a different early history of the main Ursine stock. The closets relative that the Giant Panda has in that family is the Spectacled Bear of South America. Although, the Red Panda has yet to be classified in which family it belongs, it shares several features with the Giant Panda. They both live in the same habitat, they have similar bamboo diets, and they both have a pseudo thumb.

The Giant Panda (scientifically known as Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are members of the Ursidae (bear) family. They are a conservation reliant endangered species living in the mountainous regions of South-west China. Due China’s rapidly expanding population more and more of this land is being cleared