miércoles, 24 de noviembre de 2010

Protejamos al panda rojo: http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com

Physical Appearance





The red panda claws are partially retractable. As mentioned before the red pandas do not belong to the family of bears, it is not a Urcid but is classified in the family of ailurids. In the family of Ailurids only have the Red Panda as living species, since the other eight genera are now extinct.Formerly the Red Panda, if it was classified within the family ursids therefore shared some characteristics with the bear.http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com

Extinction

All the pandas are in danger of extinction, although the giant panda (black and white) is best known, some like red, which are the size of a cat, are on the verge of extinction. Pandas only live in China, and currently there are 1,500 free and 161 copies in captivity, plus another 21 transferred to zoos abroad.http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com

Features

Red Panda Features:Its scientific name is Ailurus Fulgens, and is part of the family Procyonidae, which owns the raccoons. Its average weight is 4 kg and has an estimated longevity of 14 years. At present the total number of around 2,500 mature individuals, and tends to decrease the fragmentation of habitat, poaching and the removal of bamboo forests in China. http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com


Its habitat and distribution

Red pandas are native to Southeast Asia, Himalaya, southern Tibet, Bhutan, northeast India, Yunnan province and Hengduan mountains of Sichuan province in China. It is believed that the latter area has been a haven for red pandas was the Brahmaputra river gorge.Red pandas live in climates of moderate temperature (10-25 ° C) with little annual change in forested areas prefer the high mountains, especially the temperate coniferous forests with old trees and, of course, Bambu. Share the habitat with another bamboo specialist, the giant panda in China (Wolong Recerva). Red pandas live in old hollow trees. They often spend their days lying on the high branches of trees, their feeding is more active in the morning and evening. There are also several red panda populations living in captivity in zoos worldwide. The captive population in North America remains in the framework of the survival of the species, and contains 182 animals since October 2001. http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com

The Red Pand





Its common name, Red Panda, is misleading, since this animal in Southeast Asia is not part of the bear family, like his namesake, the giant panda, and both species only share a common ancestor of the first Tertiary period, 65 million years. The red panda is part of the same family as raccoons, but it also has some characteristics of the plantigrade. http://protejamos-panda-rojo.blogspot.com