Borcelle Zoo

RED
PANDA
Introduction
• Also known as the lesser panda, is
a small mammal native to the
eastern Himalayas and
southwestern China.
• It has dense reddish-brown fur
with a black belly and legs, white-
lined ears, a mostly white muzzle
and a ringed tail
• Its head-to-body length is 51–63.5
cm

RED PANDA
01 The red panda was formally described in 1825.

The red panda inhabits coniferous forests as well as

temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, favouring
02
steep slopes with dense bamboo cover close to water
sources.

It feeds mainly on bamboo shoots and leaves, but

03 also on fruits and blossoms.
 RED
PANDAS
How
to
protect
red
pandas ?
 With the red panda population
decreasing at an alarming ra te , it is
now estimated that there are 10,000
or fewer remaining across the world.
This figure has decreased
dramatically over recent dec ade s and
unless we all act soon this will only
continue to.
 Protecting Red Pandas

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