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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thilzz" data-source="post: 6081640" data-attributes="member: 103868">~ Giant Panda ~ <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/exbig_images/5763581233c2e35c6440653de5305f0f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Scientific Name Ailuropoda melanoleuca Status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Population 1,600 in the wild (2004) Habitat Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests of Southwest China The giant panda was once widespread throughout southern and eastern China, as well as neighbouring Myanmar (Burma) and northern Vietnam. Due to expanding human populations and development, the species is now restricted to only 20 or so isolated patches of mountain forest in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. <img src="http://www.biology-blog.com/images/blogs/8-2007/giant-panda-4581.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> What Do They Eat?? The simple answers is: bamboo. A Panda's daily menu consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems, and shoots of various bamboo species. Bamboo contains very little nutritional value, so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet their energy needs. Only about 1% of their diet is made up of other plants and meat. Occasionally the panda will hunt for pikas and other small rodents. <img src="http://beautyofnature2009.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/giant20panda.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> How Big, Tall, Heavy etc Are  The Pandas? Pandas have a white coat with black fur around their eyes, on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders. Unique physical features:    <ul style="text-align: center"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Broad, flat molar teeth</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb</li> </ul> Both of these physical attributes help the panda to hold, crush and eat bamboo. Size    <ul style="text-align: center"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Giant pandas are about 150cm long from nose to rump, with a 10-15cm tail.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A large adult panda can weigh about 100-150kg, with males 10% larger and 20% heavier than females.</li> </ul> Colour Distinctive black and white coat. <img src="http://www.greenseedwebdesign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/giant-pandas.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Ongoing threats to the panda's survival <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" /> Despite the conservation success in the panda's habitat in recent years problems still persist. The major factors contributing to <a href="http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/giant_panda/problems/habitatloss/" target="_blank">habitat loss</a> and <a href="http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/giant_panda/problems/fragmentation/" target="_blank">fragmentation</a> — the most pressing threats to the giant panda — are:    <ul style="text-align: center"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">conversion of forests to agricultural areas, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">medicinal herb collection, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bamboo harvesting, </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">poaching, and </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">large-scale development activities such as road construction, hydropower development, and mining. </li> </ul>   The illegal wildlife trade and the natural phenomenon of bamboo die-back are also threats. <img src="http://animal.discovery.com/guides/baby-animals/mammals/gallery/giant-panda.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/giant_panda/" target="_blank">More Info</a> </blockquote>

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