Red Panda

What is Red Panda ?

                   

                      Red Panda is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Red Panda also called the lesser panda.

• Physical Characteristics

                     

                    - Body length  : 50 to 64 cm (20 to 25 in)

                    - Tail length    : 28 to 59 cm (11 to 23 in)

                    - Weight          ; 3 to 6.2 kg

                              They have long, soft, reddish-brown fur on the upper parts, and a light face with tear markings. The light face has white badges similar to those of a raccoon.

• Habitat

     

                            Its range includes southern Tibet, Sikkim, and Assam in India, Bhutan, the northern mountains of Burma, and in south-western China.

• Diet

                          

      They eat mostly bamboo, small mammals, birds, eggs, flowers, berries, and maple leaves.

• Reproduction

                 Red pandas are able to reproduce around 18 months of age and are fully mature at two to three years. 

                After birth, the mother cleans the cubs and recognize each by its smell. The cubs start to open their eyes at about 18 days of age. By about 90 days, they have achieved full adult fur and coloring, and begin to venture out of the nest.

Here is the image of red panda tending its cub.

   

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QUESTIONS

1. These are the diets of red panda, except...
  a. bamboo
  b. berries
  c. banana
  d. small mammals
  e. flowers

2. How much weight of the red panda?
 a. 5 to 5.5 kg
 b. 3 to 6.2 kg
 c. 6.2 to 6.8 kg
 d. 2.5 to 3 kg
 e. 2 to 4.5 kg

3. What age that red panda can able to reproduce?
 a. around 18 months of age
 b. around 12 months of age
 c. around 6 months of age
 d. around 8 months of age
 e. around 10 months of age

4. These are the habitats of red panda, except...
 a. Tibet
 b. Sikkim
 c. Burma
 d. Japan
 e. Assam

5. How big is the body of red panda?
  a. 55 to 64 cm
  b. 50 to 64 cm
  c. 64 to 70 cm
  d. 45 to 64 cm
  e. 60 to 64 cm