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~PANDAS!~
Pandas Are considered to be in the racoon family!
Pandas are black and white and live in China. They eat mostly bamboo. They are an endangered speices.
Due to expanding human populations, the animals are now restricted to some 20 isolated patches of forest above 1,200m on 6 mountain ranges in southwestern China: Minshan, Qinling, Qionglai, Liangshan, Daxiangling, and Xiaoxiangling.
A newborn panda cub weighs only 90-130gr. and is about the size of a stick of butter. Pandas are dependent on their mothers for the first few months of their lives and are fully weaned at 8 to 9 months. Most pandas leave their mothers when she conceives again, usually at about 18 months. A panda's average life span in the wild is 14-20 years (but a panda can live up to 30 years in captivity).
How long has the panda been around? Fossil evidence suggests that in the early Pleistocene, some 2-3 million years ago, ancestors of the giant panda were widely distributed over much of eastern and southern China as far north as Beijing.
Panda breeding facts: Giant pandas reach sexual maturity at 5.5 to 6.5 years. A female can mate with several males, who compete with each other to mate with her. A male will seek out different females who are on heat. The mating season is in spring between March and May. Males and females usually associate for no more than 2 to 4 days. Gestation takes about 95 to 160 days and pandas normally give birth to single young (twins seem to be born more frequently in captivity, when artificial insemination is used). The reproductive rate is about 1 young every 2 years
Pandas have a white coat with black fur around their eyes, on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders. Unique physical features: Broad, flat molar teeth Enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb Both of these physical attributes help the panda to hold, crush and eat bamboo. Size Giant pandas are about 150cm long from nose to rump, with a 10-15cm tail. A large adult panda can weigh about 100-150kg, with males 10% larger and 20% heavier than females. Colour Distinctive black and white coat.
