During EARTH WEEK students' voted on an endangered animal to adopt! The Red Panda won your hearts over and thus was adopted. Below is a brief description of the Red Panda! This program is part of the Toronto Zoo.
Description: The feet have hairy soles and the claws are semi-retractable. The red panda's front legs are angled inward, which causes it to waddle when it walks. Like the giant panda, they have an extra pseudo-thumb on each forepaw. Head & Body Length: 51.0-63.5 cm Length of Tail: 28.0-48.5 cm Height: 3.0-4.5 kg
Habitat: Temperate mountain forests and bamboo thickets at elevations of 1,800-4,000m.
Food: The diet consists mostly of bamboo sprouts, grasses, roots, fruits and acorns. It occasionally takes insects, eggs, young birds and small rodents.
Threats: Deforestation destroys the red panda’s nesting sites and the bamboo that provides their food. Sometimes the red panda is shot for game and it is often found in the traps set for musk deer. The expanding human population in southeast Asia, the increasing need for land and lumber, the competition with local livestock for food, and pollution all contribute to the dangers for the red panda from human sources.
Status: Endangered
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