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What You'll Find About Red Panda In This Post
Red Panda is the only living species of the family Ailuridae. It’s found in eastern Himalayas and southeastern China. So, the Chinese red pandas live in northern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. On other hand, Himalayan red pandas are native to India, Nepal, Bhutan and southern Tibet in China.Their soft, dense and woolly undercoat covered by long reddish hairs make them very cute and adorable. How Red Panda Looks Like? Red panda's size is equal or nearly equal to the house cat but they look bigger than house cat because of their 18 inches long furry tails. The belly and limbs are black and there are white marking in the side of the head and above eyes.
HabitatThey like to rest in deciduous and conifer forests with dense under-stories of bamboo. These animals spent most of their lives in trees. They like to sleep on the branch of the trees. Red panda's habitat contains
Food habit Red Panda's diet consists of 85% - 90% is bamboo.
Sleep TimeRed panda sleeps on average 55% of a day. They usually sleep on a branch with tail stretched. They sleep stretched in warm weather while a little curled in winter. They sleep with great comfort and they look like a cloth hanging on tree branch. EnemiesThough red panda lives in high altitude, still some animals can attack on them. Red pandas have sharp claws which can help to protect themselves. But these enemies really make a great trouble to red pandas.Among them -
There are some small carnivores are also a threat for them. But they attack on red pandas occasionally. Reproduction Male and Female red panda get matured for reproduction at the age of two or 18 months. Mating season is in winter or early January to mid-March.
Average LifespanThe average age of red pandas is between 12 to 14 years. But in zoo, under good care they may survive up to 14 years. The bad news is, this little red, cute, beautiful animal, decreasing day by day. Due to the deforestation for timber, fuel, they lost their habitats. As a result their numbers are going down day by day. Though I have written about different animals as their enemies, but the main and major threat of red pandas is human beings. Necessary steps should be taken; otherwise we will lose another beautiful creature. Do you like to know about Bengal Tigers. Check out this
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