The Red Panda By Lia Arrowood

All About Red Pandas The Genus and the species are Aiurus fulgens. The Red Panda is also known as the Fire Fox.

All About Red Pandas Has retractable claws Size: head and body,20 to 26 in. 50 to 65 cm. Tail, 12 to 20 in. Weights: 12 to 20 lbs Has four legs

The Locomotion of The Red Panda Moves slowly and carefully on the ground. Most active at night. Uses its tail to balance on trees. The Locomotion of The Red Panda

The Diet of The Red Panda Omnivore Eats fruit, acorns, roots, eggs and even some small mammals Eats 200,000 leaves of bamboo a day.

Habitat and Range Lives in the mountains of the Nepal and northern Myanmar , as well as in Central China. They spend most of there lives in trees. Live in cool temperate bamboo forests.

Structural Adaptations The Red Panda has an additional thumb used for grabing bamboo

Behavioral Adaptations Sleeps streched out on tree branches with legs dangling during the summer. It stands on its hind legs to make its self look larger.

Uses sharp claws to defend their selves. Defense/Offense Uses sharp claws to defend their selves.

Fun Facts Discovered 48 years before the Giant Panda. They are really ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!

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