Red Panda
Name: Muse Age: About 8 years Current Location: Near our Primate Building, across from our Wildlife Hall Diet: Their diet consists of grapes, leaf eater biscuits and all the bamboo they want. Size: About 13.5 pounds
Name: Ming Yue Age: About 6 years Current Location: Near our Primate Building, across from our Wildlife Hall Diet: Their diet consists of grapes, leaf eater biscuits and all the bamboo they want. Size: About 17.8 pounds
Name: Xiaobo Age: Turning 1 on July 6th! Current Location: Near our Primate Building, across from our Wildlife Hall Diet: Their diet consists of grapes, leaf eater biscuits and all the bamboo they want. Size: About 12.9 pounds
Name: Mei Lin Age: Turning 1 on July 6th! Current Location: Near our Primate Building, across from our Wildlife Hall Diet: Their diet consists of grapes, leaf eater biscuits and all the bamboo they want. Size: About 13.5 pounds
Red Panda Facts
● Red Pandas live in temperate forests in Nepal, Bhutan, and India ● Although we often think of red panda as a single species, there are actually two recognized subspecies of red panda. The subspecies that we have, also known as Ailurus fulgens refulgens, is known to be larger and deeper red in color then the second subspecies, Ailurus fulgens fulgens. ● Although red pandas and giant pandas share the name “panda”, they are actually not closely related. They share this name because they both eat bamboo! ● 98% of a red panda’s diet is bamboo! They selectively feed on the leaves and shoots. This is why you may often see just stems inside their exhibit because they eat the leaves off of them and don’t usually eat the stems! ● The chinese term for red panda is hunho, which means fire fox ● Red pandas are generally solitary animals, except during mating season ● They have a pseudo-thumb, a modified wrist bone used to grasp bamboo when feeding. ● Red pandas have a soft, dense woolly undercoat covered by long, coarse guard hairs that covers their entire body, except their noses.
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Conservation Message
Red Pandas are listed by the IUCN as an Endangered species. Their primary threats are habitat loss and degradation, human interference and poaching. The illegal pet trade of red pandas has also been on the rise in recent years. Although they are legally protected in India, Bhutan, China, Nepal, and Myanmar, inadequate enforcement of laws and regulations has made these protections less effective. Our Red Pandas are part of their Species Survival Plan, or SSP for short, which manages captive bred populations. They ensure that facilities maintain healthy, genetically diverse populations and promote education and conservation initiatives. By learning more about our red pandas being cared for in zoos, biologists can use this research and knowledge to help red pandas in the wild. One way that you can help Red Pandas and other endangered species is by using resources wisely. Habitat loss and degradation affects animals worldwide. By only using what you need, you can help prevent more resources from being taken from the wild! This can be as easy as always using both sides of a piece of paper when doing school work or an art project, turning off the water when brushing your teeth or when it’s not in use, and recycling! To learn more about red panda conservation and for some extra fun activities at home, be sure to visit the Red Panda Network here: https://www.redpandanetwork.org/get-involved/red-panda-ranger/
Visit us at Http://www.Uticazoo.org/kazoo . Mission: Utica Zoo creates unique experiences and promotes public appreciation of wildlife through education, conservation and recreation.