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| Red pandas look a lot like racoons, which are one of their closes relatives. Photo: Pinterest |
Red pandas live in the mountain forests of Asia and spend most of their time in trees. They make a funny twittering, grunting noise called a "huff-quack." Red pandas are omnivores. They eat mostly bamboo, but also eat eggs, birds and insects. They are most active from dusk until dawn, and are not very active during the day.
The red panda's long tail helps it balance on branches. It can also twist its ankles around to point backward which allows it to climb down trees headfirst! The red panda is an endangered species, with fewer than 10,000 of them left in the wild.
Cool Fact: Red pandas are small animals, about the size of a pet cat!
A huff quack! What a silly sound. He looks like a raccoon.
ReplyDeleteWhy do they call it a panda?
ReplyDeleteGood question! The name "panda" translates to "bamboo eater." The red panda was actually discovered first - the giant panda was called a panda because it shares some characteristics with the red panda.
DeleteHow cool would it be to see one of these!
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