...Will the Red Panda face extinction in the near future? Red pandas are mammal’s native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. These strange specimens look similar to raccoons but are slightly larger than a domestic cat and can easily be distinguished by its unique thick orange russet fur pelt. The colour and patterns play a huge role in the Red Panda’s camouflage. The abdomen and limbs are black, with white located on the ears snout and face. The Red Panda can typically Weigh between 3kg and 9kg (or 6.6 – 20 Lbs), with a Body length on average from 50cm to 64cm (20 to 25 Inch) and a Tail length of 37cm to 50cm (15 to 20 Inch). Sadly, these tiny creatures are on the Endangered List. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia...
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...Animals Protection—Red Panda [pic] [pic] Content Page 1) Introduction about red panda 2) Threats that red pandas are facing 3) Open Letter 4) Leaflet 5) T-shirt Design 6) Poster 7) Sources of information 1) Introduction about red panda 1.1 Basic information The red panda is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as Vulnerable by IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals. It is Different from giant panda. 1.2 Features of red pandas: 1. soft reddish-brown fur on the upper parts, blackish fur on the lower parts 2. distinctive white facial markings 1.3 Behavior of red pandas Red pandas go out at dawn an dusk, solitary 1.4 Food Red pandas like to eat Bamboo, fruits and insects. 1.5 Life cycle Red pandas grow slowly. Their ages can be up to 15 years old 1.6 Distribution Red pandas mainly live in temperate forests of the Himalayas, and ranges from the foothills of western Nepal to Chinain the east 1.7 Reproduction Red pandas are able to reproduce at around 18 months of age, and are fully mature at two to three years. [pic] (2) Threats that red pandas are facing 2.1 Situation that red pandas facing Red pandas’ population is decreasing. Number of red pandas is now less than 10000. 2.2 Reasons for number of red pandas to decrease It is because home of red pandas (forest) is being...
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...Red pandas can be easily identified by their unique ruddy coat color, which acts like camouflage within the canopy of fir trees where branches are covered with clumps of reddish-brown moss and white lichens. They have large, round heads and short snouts with big, pointed ears. Their faces are white with reddish-brown “tear” marks that extend from the eyes to the corner of the mouth. These markings could have evolved to help keep the sun out of their eyes. Their tails are marked with alternating red and buff rings. Red pandas have a soft, dense woolly undercoat covered by long, coarse guard hairs. Long, bushy tails help these arboreal animals maintain balance and protect them from harsh cold and winds. Dense fur completely covers their feet which have five, widely separated toes and semi-retractable claws....
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...Evidence of False Thumb Evolution Roughly 75% of all the types of mammals that have ever lived are now extinct. We tend to think of extant organisms as all there is. We know dinosaurs once lived and are now extinct. An article explored the routes of diversification taken by early mammals, only those lineages in the far right based on figure 1, in Cenozoic Era have survived to the modern day. Each era group showed how common it was in various time period. The multituberculates were very common until the early Paleocene. In history, they were the dominant group of mammals, existing in the largest numbers for the longest time and are now extinct. Their generations, the spalacotheriods and eutriconodonts, were successful in the Early Creataceous but its population declined by the end of that Period. At the root of the tree showed (figure 1) the groups of mammaliaforms, not true mammals, but have some similarities. This group first appeared in the Jurassic era and didn’t survive the Cretaceous era. The Cretaceous ended with a global extinction that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs, and several stem-mammals suffered the same fate. Others lingered into the Paleocene Epoch only to become extinct, possibly outcompeted in the rapid radiation of the therians. We tend to think of extinct groups as more “primitive” than extant groups, but the mammals radiated rapidly and many niches occupied today were occupied by now-extinct forms in the past. In the phylogentic tree some show niches available...
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...Red Panda “When humans act with cruelty we characterize them as animals, yet the only animal that displays cruelty is humanity.” William douglas Anthony, inside the divine pattern. Animals are profound beings, just as amazing as ourselves if not more. The red panda is one of the many amazing beings on this planet and it is one of the most astonishing beings here with us today. That one animal species, the red panda, is the last living member of the family Ailuridae. The red panda is pretty amazing in many ways like it’s appearance, it’s diet, and some other interesting facts about it. First of all these animals not only are amazing they look breathtakingly beautiful. In the wild mountains of china these majestic animals are easily distinguished...
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...The animal that interested me the most to write about is the Panda. Pandas are an endangered animals right now. The Panda is normally found in China. Pandas are black and white with black fur around the eyes. Pandas are excellent climbers and have big claws. Pandas can swim but not as good as they can climb up trees. Some of the animals that prey on Panda cubs are jackel, snow leopards and yellow-throated martens. These animals are known for killing Panda cubs. Pandas can weigh as much as 350 pounds in their adult life. Pandas are vegetarians but sometimes will go and hunt for small rodents. A giant Panda is a called a bear actually. Pandas do not hibernate during the winter months like bears do. A newborn Panda actually weighs less than...
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...Panda vs Sloth You spot a slow-moving creature on a tree , making its way leisurely to you. A sloth! One week later you are at the zoo , observing the ways of the Giant Pandas. Both of these creatures are similar yet different in many ways. Both the panda and the sloth live mostly solitary lives. Pandas interact with other pandas only to meet and mate , which is during the months of March and May. These two animals have furry , wooly coats that protects them now and then from the cold weather. The panda’s fur is white with black markings around the eyes , whereas the sloth’s is a gray color. In fact , since the sloth is slowest moving mammal , its coat grows algae on it. The algae protects the sloth providing camouflage when needed....
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...PANDA RESEARCH Did you know that a male Panda is called a boar. A female Panda is called a sows. A baby Panda is called a cub. The family of Pandas are called sloth. Anatomy/Appearance A Panda is a Large bearlike mammal with black and white markings.The body length of a Panda 47-71 in. The average lifespan of a panda is 20 & 30 years old. The weight of a panda is 150 - 280 pounds. Movement A panda walks on four legs. Did you know that a panda can run 20 miles per hour for short burst. That is really fast. A panda does not walk slouched down. DIET A Panda almost feeds entirely on bamboo and has become increasingly rare, so pandas must eat 12-38 kg every day to meet their energy needs. Only about 1% of their diet is...
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...been major threats to the survival of wild pandas. In the 1950s, a panda’s habitat was estimated to cover around 5.1 million hectares. Logging over the next few decades peaked in the early 1990s, shrinking the habitat to 1.3 million hectares. It wasn’t until a 1998 government ban on logging in panda ranges and a new State Natural Forest Protection Project that habitat loss began to slow. Today, about 5.7 million acres (2.3 million hectares) of panda habitat are known to exist. The increase is attributed to real forest re-growth, the discovery of new areas where pandas live, as well as scientific improvements in measuring habitat size. Protected areas that exist now are not providing adequate protection of healthy panda populations. Nature reserves contain less than half (1 million hectares) of known panda habitat. That means more than half the world’s wild pandas aren’t protected. More than 300,000 people live within panda ranges, putting unprecedented pressure on the wild panda population. Climate change also threatens remaining panda habitat, bringing new weather patterns that could significantly affect future availability of shelter and food. Fragmented forest cover limits the panda’s range and could have a devastating impact on the overall population. The information in these pages has been taken from: Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC CI-Shanshui Center for Nature and Society, Beijing, China The Giant Panda in the Wild Species Report authored by Dr...
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...Guanlin Situ EWS 301.02 Prof Banh 5-14-2013 The Westernized Panda As the melting pot, “the United States has the largest ethnic Chinese population outside Asia” (Zhou 43). When people choose to step in the melting pot, their original identities will be blurred in some ways, languages, daily habits, religions, and the most important element, which is food. Panda Express, a fast casual restaurant serving American Chinese cuisine, is one of the most popular places that serving orange chicken. The company was founded in 1983 by Andrew Cherng, Peggy Cherng and Ming Tsai Cherng. It is also the largest chain of Asian fast food restaurants in the United States. As of year 2011, the company has approximately 1500 restaurants covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. To a sector that was used to be dominated by American fast food, burgers and fried chicken, the invention of Panda Express found a good market niche. The success of the company relies heavily on its unique concept, quick-service Chinese restaurant, and its locations, shopping mall food courts, supermarkets, key intersections, college campus, airports and casinos (Panda Management Company, Inc. History). Dishes featured in Panda Express are originated from different regions of China. Usually, adjustments have to be made in order to allow the dishes to be more acceptable by Americans. For example, cuisines from Hunan and Sichuan are usually “spicy and oily, often featuring a sophisticated blend of intense flavors” (Coe...
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...Let your soul and spirit fly Let your soul and spirit fly PANDA EXPRESS ON THE SILK ROAD PANDA EXPRESS ON THE SILK ROAD TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction3 - 5 Introduction of China and its features3 - 4 Marketing objectives of campaign : entertainment 4 - 6 Theme design: Avatar Project 6 - 12 French target markets and motivations 5 Reasons and selection of themes 6 Implementations of a virtual animated journey 7 Different steps (media planning)8 Online network and virtual technology support and promotion9 Management of the effects 4 Budget 5 Evaluations of the outcomes 6 * A. Introduction Introduction of China and its features China is situated in eastern Asia on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean. Among the 220,000 kilometers of rivers the Changjiang (Yangtze), Huanghe (Yellow River) and Zhujiang (Pearl River) are the most famous. Yangtze River Basin is the cradle of Chinese civilization, as the many cultural-historical sites along the banks of the Yangtze River attest. China is divided into 35 administration unites, including 23 provinces, five autonomous regions (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Guangxi and Tibet), four municipalities directly under the central government (Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin) and two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). China has beautiful scenery, with mountains and ranges, highlands, plains, basins, and hills. There are thousands of mountains of various sizes scattered across...
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...is usually found in the South American Andes. Most cytological and molecular evidence points towards the fact that the Spectacled bear diverged from the genus Ursus (O’Brien et al., 1985). The other species that was the focus of this lab was the giant panda. Over the years, scientists have started to link the giant panda being more closely related to the red panda than the bears, but through the use of comparative anatomical work and protein evolution, scientists have decided that the giant panda should be placed in its own subfamily (McLellan,...
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...Animals for Rent In our society today, with all our advancements and breakthroughs, life in the 21st century is noticeably better than before. However, some problems will never go away, like war and death. Aside from that, a problem which has recently plagued our society is the practice of animals-for-rent. Animals, like humans, have their own habitats, and they live in what we collectively call the wild. Some humans have decided to pull these animals out of their homes and rent them for profit through the inhumane practice of animals-for-rent. These ignorant people are very cruel; they treat the animals as objects that only serve as entertainment to the public in the form of rental books or DVDs (Animal Aid, 2007). This unsafe and exploitative practice has gradually weakened animal rights and rips deeply into human morality and conscience. It is often the case that the people involve in this practice, this so-called exotic pet markets, give no regards to the survival of these animals, which are often on the endangered list. According to Richard Farinato (in The Humane Society of the United States, www.hsus.org), wild and exotic animals are favorable vectors for diseases and parasites, often the outbreak of diseases cause the death of a mass of animals. If this situation is continue without any resolution, these animals might become extinct. Because there are no concerns to the needs of the animals, the livelihood will decrease rapidly, and eventually they might not be...
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...Camels Camels are herbivores; they eat desert vegetation, such as grasses, herbs, and leaves. How do camels adapt to their environment? Camels have many adaptations that allow them to live successfully in desert conditions. Deserts are hot and dry. Winds blow sand all around, so a camel has long eyelashes. It has nostrils that can open and close. Why do camels have long eyelashes? The long eyelashes keep sand out of the camel's eyes. Thick eyebrows shield the eyes from the desert sun. Why does a camel have nostrils which can close? A camels nostrils can close so it doesn't get sand up its nose. Other Adaptations: 1. A camel can go a week or more without water, and they can last for several months without food. They can drink up to 32 gallons (46 litres) of water at one drinking session! 2. Camels store fat in the hump, not water. The fat can be metabolised for energy. 3. Unlike most mammals, a healthy camel's body temperature fluctuates (changes) throughout the day from 34°C to 41.7°C (93°F-107°F.) This allows the camel to conserve water by not sweating as the environmental temperature rises. 4. Camels feet are wide so they can walk on sand more easily. Their huge feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it. 5. Camels have thick lips so they can eat the prickly desert plants with out feeling pain. 6. The colour of their bodies helps them to blend into their environment. 7. Camel's ears are covered with hair, even on the inside. The hair helps keep...
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...About two decades ago, orangutans were classified as only one species: Pongo pygmaeus or the Bornean orangutans. Now, the animals are classified as two difference species under the Pongo genus. They are P. pygamaeus and P. abelii, otherwise known as Sumatran orangutans, which once considered the species’ subfamily (Ahrens). The reason for this change was due to the phenotypic differences between the Bornean and Sumatran orangutans. Differences include Sumatran orangutans having longer hair and faces, being thinner than Bornean orangutans, and having paler, red coats (Lang). Meanwhile, Bornean orangutans have darker, brown hair. They are also known to be less social, but have more robust bodies than P. albelii. The two species are also geographically...
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