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Panda Persuasive Speech

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Have you ever heard of an Ailuropoda Melanoleuca? Most likely not, but I bet you have heard of a panda bear. Both are correct ways of recognizing the animal, one just sounds a little fancier. The panda bear has been around for approximately three million years and we are still learning new things about them all the time. Pandas may seem like very boring creatures because of their lack of activity during their lifetimes, but they are actually extremely fascinating and not to mention very adorable. We’ve all had a time where we’ve seen a cute, little, baby panda at the zoo and thought, “I want one!”. There are so many interesting facts about pandas that everyone should know. You will be learning about the background of pandas, why their population …show more content…

The population of pandas has been decreasing rapidly since 1990. Habitat loss and poaching are the two major reasons for the pandas becoming on the brink of extinction. Humans have been destroying the forests in which pandas live for decades now, causing them to have to relocate to regions they were not familiar with. Losing their natural habitat meant that they also lost their main food source. Pandas would starve causing hundreds to die. The loss of their home also left them extremely vulnerable to predators in the new area. All of the little effects of pandas losing their habitat are what caused a major drop in their population. The second biggest reason for the decline in their population is poaching. Hunters and poachers target pandas mainly for their big fur coats. Poaching is illegal everywhere and is a big reason for population decrease for other animals as well. The third reason for the drop in pandas is their inability to reproduce quickly. The female pandas are only fertile once a year for a period of two or three days. They usually only have one pup and that pup stays with the mother for at least two years. After that, the panda is on its own. However, female pandas only need to be about 5 years old before they can start reproducing, but the catch is males have to be about 7 years old. The demand for baby pandas is extremely high so that the population to grow, but the time it takes to do so is hurting the population more. With all that said, the population of the panda bear is decreasing faster than it is increasing, which is a major problem that many organizations are working to figure out a

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