Monday, February 4, 2013

Panda Funny and Endangered Animals


Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, go on. "Black and white cat-foot"), also known as the giant panda to distinguish them from red pandas are not related, it is a bear native central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by, a special large black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and the whole round. Despite belonging to the order Carnivora, the panda diet is 99% bamboo. Pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, potatoes, bush leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food.

The giant panda lives in a few mountain in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. As a result of agriculture, deforestation and other development, the panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.

Panda is an endangered species conservation depends. A 2007 report shows 239 pandas living in captivity in China and 27 overseas. Wild population estimates vary, one estimate shows that there are around 1,590 people living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that the number of pandas in the world continues to increase. However, the IUCN does not believe there is enough certainty yet mereklasifikasi endangered species from the Vulnerable.
While dragons often served as a national symbol of China, international pandas appear at least as normal. Thus, it is becoming widely used in China in the international context, such as the five Fuwa mascots of the Beijing Olympics.

The giant panda has a black coat-and-white. Adults measure around 1.2 to 1.8 m (4 to 6 ft) long, including the tail about 13 cm (5.1 in), and 60 to 90 cm (2.0 to 3.0 ft) tall at the shoulder. Males can weigh up to 160 kg (350 lb). Females (generally 10-20% smaller than males) [15] can weigh as little as 75 kg (170 lb), but also can weigh up to 125 kg (280 lb). The average adult weight is 100 to 115 kg (220-250 lb).

The giant panda has a body shape typical bear. It has black fur on ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, arms and shoulders. Waste from animal mantle white. Although scientists do not know why the bears are not common are black and white, speculation suggests that bold colors provide an effective camouflage in the shade-dappled snowy and rocky habitats. Giant panda thick, hairy mantle continued warm winter in the forest habitat. Have large molars and powerful jaws to crush bamboo-muscular grace.

Giant panda paw has a "thumb" and five fingers, the "thumb" - actually modified sesamoid bone - helping to hold bamboo while eating. Stephen Jay Gould discusses this feature in his essay on evolution and biology, The Pandas Thumb.
Tail of the giant panda, measuring 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6), is the second-longest in the bear family. (The longest belongs to sloth bears.)

The giant panda typically lives around 20 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity. Oldest captive, a woman named Ming Ming, has recorded age 34.

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