Red-panda

**Red pandas weigh about 7-20 tons when they are fully grown. They grow to be a size of a bear. When cubs are born they tend to weigh up to 4-4.6 tons. The red pandas tail is about 40 inches long.**
==**Body paragraph: A red panda is also called a lesser panda or a red cat bear. The Chinese name for them is a "Firefox". It is called that because of its fur color. The color of their fur is red and orangery-brown, the color of its coat blends into reddish-brown moss and white lichen that is found in the fire trees of China. They are fully furred and gray buff in color.**==

==**The red pandas life span in the wild is said to be about 250 years. Red pandas are endangered victims of deforestation.They live in cool temperature bamboo forests in Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang provinces in China. Red pandas are endemic to temperature forests.They spend most of their times on rocks and sleep aloft. These animals are primarily nocturnal animals.**==

**Facts:**

 * 1) have an extended wrist bone that functions almost like a thumb and greatly aids there grip
 * 2) they are dangerous
 * 3) mostly carnivores
 * 4) they only digest 24% of bamboo they eat
 * 5) in a study female red pandas eat about 20,000 bamboo leaves a day

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When were they first Discovered? a.early 1500 b. early 1800 c. late 1800 d. late 1500

Do people want the red panda as a pet or because they are cute? True False





a [|__http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/asiatrail/redpanda/factsheet.cfm__] b [|__http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-panda/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_n1p_us_se_c1#close-modal__] c [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda__] d [|__http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/red-panda__] e [|__http://www.zoo.org/animal-facts/redpanda#.U2pa2YFdWJo__] f [|__http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet/red-panda__]