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GIANT PANDA
CONTEXT• What is Giant panda?
• Physical Description
• Habitat
• Diet
• Lifestyle
• Reproduction
• WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
• Resources
WHAT IS GIANT PANDA?• Medium – sized black and white bear
• Scientific name Ailuropoda melanoleuca
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION• Panda It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches
around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body.
• Black fur on ears
• Eye patches
• Muzzle
• Legs and shoulders
SIZE Adult giant pandas have a length of 160 to 180 centimetres (5 1/4 to 6 feet). The weight of a adult male giant panda is normally between 80 and 125 kilograms (176 and 276 pounds) with males typically weighing about 10% to 20% more than females.
PANDA HABITAT MAP
DIET• 99% bamboo
• grasses
• wild tubers
• meat in the form of birds
• honey
• eggs
• fish
• yams
• shrub leaves
• oranges
• bananas along with specially prepared feed
LIFESTYLE• Resting
• Feeding
• Seeking food
REPRODUCTION
• Female giant pandas give birth only once a year in the spring between 95 and 160 days after mating.
• Give birth to two young, usually only one survives.
LOGO OF WWF• The ‘Giant panda’ has been the symbol (logo) of the
international WWF (World Wildlife Fund) organisation since 1961.
• Protecting the future of nature for 50 years.
• Adopt and donate
https://support.wwf.org.uk/?page=shop&pid=1
RESOURCES:• National Geographic
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-panda/
• BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Giant_Panda#intro
• WWF http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/giantpanda/panda.html
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca#cite_note-Scheff_Duncan-1
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