The Giant Pandas Jennifer Holland Summary

Pandas have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their Kretzoiarctos beatrix ancestors. They look a lot different than they did before. They’ve evolved to now have six toes, which help it eat different types of bamboo. Thanks to the bamboo, its adaptations have changed, along with the panda itself.

The Red Panda’s habitat is in the temperate forests in the Himalayas. These high mountain slopes tend to be covered with bamboo which is crucial to the Red Panda’s survival. The Red Panda is extinct from certain areas and population numbers are decreasing very fast in others. The Red Panda is an omnivore and its prey is bamboo, berries, and eggs. The Red Panda’s predators are snow leopards, marten, and humans. The Red Panda is red, brown, and white. The Red Panda is 24in- 47in and is 7lbs- 14lbs.

Ever since the trees got chop down the pandas population is going down the hole state has over billion people. Everything when roads are made,homes,cities,and even farms. They even,plant trees, and other resources. The giant panda shrank as trees has grow. The panda habit was decreased by a haft between 1972 and 1985.

If red pandas became extinct, many negative effects would happen. For example the ecosystem at which the

According to a reliable website” The giant panda is a well known and well-loved species that is being driven to extinction by habitat loss. It has become one of the most endangered mammals in the world, with only 1,600 of them left” (Exploring nature education). Also According to another credible website about polar bears, “Polar bears might not be endangered but they are one category off of becoming endangered, there are 20,000-25,000 left worldwide” (animalpawnation).As you can see the Giant panda is classified as endangered. There are only about 1,600 left in the world. 1,600 may be a lot but surprisingly not to many scientists and researchers. On the other hand polar bears are classified as threatened one step away from becoming endangered. There are only about 20,000- 25,000 left worldwide.Other than being endangered and threatened they also share many similar characteristics. The giant panda and polar bear are both similar and different in their physical qualities, habitat, and diet.

With a touch of humor, geology, evolutionary theory, biology, cartoon characters and even some references to baseball, The Panda’s Thumb definitely makes excellent reading for people with all types of interests. The old cliché, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” or in this case, title, holds true for The Panda’s Thumb. Theories concerning adaptations of the panda are only a fraction of the many exciting facts held within the pages of this publication. Gould is able to put what he writes about in words that are easy to understand without compromising the quality of the information. Many questions are raised in this book. Some questions that science just can’t answer at the

- Pandas are becoming endangered due and one the main reasons is habitat destruction. Since the population in China continues to grow, pandas' habitat gets taken over by development, pushing them into smaller and less livable areas.

Wild giant pandas eat grass, wild fruit, insects, mice, even lambs in the surrounding villages and leftovers in trash cans as well. In addition to eating for about half a day,

Giant pandas mainly eat bamboo with their flat molars. Also, they live mostly in China and are scattered across the rest of Asia. Unfortunately, these majestic Asian creatures are endangered. Giant pandas are super cute and cuddly, but they are dieing because their precious bamboo is being chopped down, they are struggling to reproduce, and poachers are illegal hunting them.

The red pandas keep many people alive. Red pandas make sure the forest that they live in stays alive and healthy which in turn helps humans get more air. (https://prezi.com/p6kbivd ggvnm/importance-of-red-pandas/) The water also stays clean thanks to the healthy forest. Many people over think this, but a lot of animals that went extinct have done this but nobody notices. The red panda helps keep humans alive, but, they end up taking the loss instead.

Pandas infrequently reproduce because they are only able to become pregnant in 3-4 days in the spring (“Giant Panda” 1). The main cause of their population decline is deforestation. China has a vastly growing population and is taking away their resources and habitats for development( “Giant Panda”1). With such a low chance of reproducing and a low count of population in the wild, it is obligatory for them to be kept in conservation. The forestry administration stated about the pandas, “If we downgrade their conservation status, or neglect or relax our conservation work, the populations and habitats of giant pandas could still suffer irreversible loss, and our achievements would be quickly lost,” (Stack, Liam 1). I completely agree with their view on conservation. Not stabilizing their conservation, but reducing it, is basically giving the pandas the title, “hopeless” instead of vulnerable. There is no reason to go backwards when the pandas have been doing very well. The chinese government put, so much effort and investment into these pandas. It would be a shame to see hard work go to waste, just as soon as things started to get more

Did you know pandas have been on earth for 3 million years? The discovery of pandas was spreaded around the world about these ¨cat like creatures¨. About these creatures that were different than any other animal. Pandas are one of the most popular parts of China and attractions in China, but few zoos in China have pandas. Attractions meant to attract tourists and just regular people in general. Pandas are fuzzy , lazy, with white and black spotted fur.

Overall now that you have a more precise intuition on what pandas are, what they do, and why there are endangered. What that in mind the next time you stumble across an panda, clear those thoughts on having panda for dinner and instead fill them with thoughts on how to save from becoming extinct.

all doom gloom. The tigers There are now 2,060 giant pandas in the wild, leading the

Giant pandas are among the rarest mammals in the world. There are probably less than 1,000 left in the wild. Although adult giant pandas have few natural enemies, the young are sometimes preyed upon by leopards. Habitat encroachment and destruction are the greatest threats to the continued existence of the giant panda. This is mainly because of the demand for land and natural resources by China's 1 billion inhabitants. To offset this situation, the Chinese government has set aside 11 nature preserves where bamboo flourishes and giant pandas are known to live.