Giant PandasGiant PandasBy Sarah PooleBy Sarah Poole

IntroductionIntroduction

I chose Giant Pandas as my chosen topic for my project because they are my favourite animal.

• Giant Pandas are native to central-Western and South Western China

• They are an endangered species from causes like poaching and deforestation

• Habitat and food source are destroyed and they are poached for their fur coat

Pandas live on a diet that consists of 99% Bamboo. They have also been known to eat:

• Other grasses• Wild Tubers • Or even meat in the form of Birds, Rodents or Carrion

In captivity, foods Pandas may receive are:• Honey• Eggs• Fish• Yams• Shrub leaves• Oranges or Bananas with Special prepared

feed

• The average Giant Panda eats as much as 9 to 14kg (20 to 30 pounds) of bamboo shoots a day

©Photo by Jeff Kubina

More on what Giant More on what Giant Pandas eatPandas eat

Giant Panda Statistics Giant Panda Statistics

• Adult Pandas measure around 1.2 to 1.8 meters (4 to 6 ft) in length

• Male Giant Pandas can weigh up to 160 kilograms (350 lb)

• Female Giant Pandas can weigh as little as 75 kilograms (170 lb) but can also weigh up to 125 kilograms (280 lb)

• Newborn Panda cubs only weigh 100 to 200 grams (3 1⁄2 to 7 oz)

• Newborn Panda cubs are 15 to 17 centimetres (6 to 7 in) in length

• The Giant Panda typically lives around 20 years in the wild and around 30 in captivity

Population of Pandas Population of Pandas from 1974 to 2011 in the from 1974 to 2011 in the

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1974 – Estimated from 1,000 to 1,100 Giant

Pandas in the wild.

1974

2006 – DNA analysis estimates 2,000 to 3,000 Pandas living

in the wild.

2007 – 239 Pandas kept in captivity in

China.27 Kept in captivity

outside China.

2007 - Estimate 1,590 Pandas

living in the wild

2004 – 1,600 Pandas. This is

40% more than in the 1980’s in the

wild.

2011

1977 – Also estimated from 1,000 to 1,100 Giant Pandas

living in the wild.

2011 – About 1,600 still in the

wild

1985 to 1988 – 1,000 Pandas thought to be

living in the wild.

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WWF and PandasWWF and Pandas

The WWF’s (World Wide Fund for Nature) goal is to stop the degradation of the planets natural environment.

In Qinling, WWF’s vision for 2012 is:• That the Panda population will increase by at least 10% • Its protected habitats will increase by at least 80%

WWF have set the following targets for within the next 10 to 20 years in Minshan:

• 5% increase in forest cover• 30% expansion of the Panda habitat• Reconnection of all Giant Panda habitats in region• No further decline of the Giant Panda population

Names for the PandaNames for the Panda

The Chinese have given the Panda Bear around 20 different names, the four most popular being :-

• Spotted Bear• Bamboo Bear• Large Bear Cat• Bear Cat

These names might have been inspired by the Giant Panda’s eyes.

Where normal bears have round pupils the Giant Panda has vertical cat-like slits.

Enemies of the PandaEnemies of the Panda Animals that prey on the Panda are:• Jackals• Yellow-Throated Marten (Relative of the Weasel) • LeopardsJackals and the Yellow-Throated Marten’s mainly prey on the

Pandas’ cubs.Although the Panda has few natural enemies it tends to avoid

confrontation.

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Information on second and third slide

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Panda on slide 3 eating bamboo ©Photo by Jeff Kubina

Picture of a panda on slide 4 ©Photo by Sheilalau

Information on slide 5 and 6 – Timeline and graph

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WWF Panda logo on slide 7 and information

©Photo by mag3737 Tom Magliery©wwf.panda.org

Picture of Panda and information on slide 8

©Photo by San Diego Shooter Nathan Rupert©Wikipedia.org

Images on slide 9 – Jackal, Yellow-Throated Marten, Snow Leopard, information

Photos by ©RayMorris1, ©belgianchocolate, ©fatedsnowfox©wwf.panda.org