WRESTLING RED PANDAS

                    May 14 2013

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Red Panda

The name Red Panda means fire-colored-cat and the Red Pandas were discovered before the Giant Panda.  Red pandas are native to the Southwest slopes of the Himalayan Mountains.

Even though the red panda looks like a raccoon and resembles a cat -- this bear is most related to the giant panda. It hides, eats and sleeps high in the treetops, using its long, bushy tail like a pillow and to keep warm. The panda's thick red fur helps it camouflage (hide) to avoid predators like snow leopards.

 Red pandas eat bamboo, acorns, roots and berries.

Interesting Facts About Red Pandas

Interesting Facts

~ The red panda is commonly called the wah because of the "wah" call that it makes.  It also has the common name fire fox because of its reddish fur and fox-like snout. ~ The red panda weighs 5% of the giant panda's weight. ~ Male red pandas will fight with each other by standing on their hind legs and boxing with their claws. ~ Red pandas use their tongues to detect different scents. ~ The first live red panda was put in the London Zoo on May 22, 1869. ~ Red pandas are considered arboreal animals, because they are usually seen resting in trees. ~ Red pandas do not like water. ~ To stay warm, red pandas sometimes roll into a ball, with their heads tucked beneath their chest and nose pushed between their hind paws. ~ If a red panda's den is discovered by a human more than once, the mother panda may respond by eating her cubs.  ~ The red panda's tail is almost the same length as its body. ~ Male red pandas do not help take care of their cubs. Read More:  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/kuczmars_kayl/Interesting%20Facts.htm

BABY PANDA ESCAPES

These baby pandas keep their babysitter busy as they keep escaping from their crib.

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RED PANDA ESCAPES FROM ZOO

WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Escape from the zoo. A rare red panda goes missing from the National Zoo in Washington D.C., and leads zookeepers on a chase through nearby neighborhoods.

Kai Jackson explains how Twitter played a key role in the search.
The wayward red panda has been returned to its natural habitat, safe and sound. The National Zoo in Washington is crediting social media with putting an end to the panda’s adventures.

As critters go, this one is relatively small, but don’t be fooled. Rusty is one popular red panda.
And when the National Zoo discovered the little guy escaped, it was a big deal, and the panda hunt in Washington D.C. began.

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“They’re not aggressive animals. They’re probably more frightened than we are,” said Brandie Smith, senior zookeeper.

The zoo says Rusty, a male, escaped some time Monday morning. The zoo turned to the citizens of Washington and social media for help. A Twitter timeline with Rusty spottings tracked the panda’s movements.

The response was overwhelming, and within hours, zookeepers cornered and captured the red panda in a neighborhood in Adams Morgan.  “We were able to walk up to him. We sent the keepers with which he is most familiar,” Smith said.

“So the keepers called his name, he was familiar to them. They calmed him down. We were able to approach him with a net. Captured him in a net,” she continued.
Red pandas aren’t in the bear family, but they are tree dwellers and excellent climbers. It’s suspected, but not definitive, that Rusty may have avoided the electric fence in his habitat and escaped using a low hanging branch.

“Well, we don’t know right now in all honesty. Complete honesty, we do not know. That habitat has housed red pandas for several years,” said Pamela Baker-Masson, spokeswoman. “No one has escaped from it before.”

Veterinarians are now examining Rusty to make sure he’s okay and he wasn’t hurt during his adventures. They say the biggest danger to him would have been had he eaten something other than the bamboo he normally eats.

Red pandas are listed as a vulnerable species.

Adorable Baby Pandas

 
 

 

WRESTLING PANDAS