The Red Panda will be one of the featured animals this summer in the Henry Doorly Zoo's "Asian Highland Experience". The "Asian Highland Experience" will also have a White-naped Crane, Tufted deer, Pere David's deer, and an Indian Rhino.
Photographs taken on 13 March 2018.
Red Panda
The Red Panda must have had a long journey from his home and is still suffering from jet lag. I say this because even near noon time the Red Panda was still sleeping. But alas, Red Pandas are more active around dawn and dusk.
Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/9; 1/13 sec.; ISO-400; 135mm
Facts
Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/4; 1/60 sec.; ISO-400; 28mm
Also Known As: lesser panda, cat-bear, bear-cat, Himalayan raccoon, fox bear and firefox
Mascot: The Red Panda is the mascot of the Firefox Web browser.
Size: 20 to 26 inches (51 to 66 cm)
Weight: 10 to 20 lbs. (4.5 to 9 kg)
Habitat: Rainy, high-altitude temperate forests and tropical forest in the mountains of Nepal, central China, and northern Myanmar
Diet: Red Pandas need to consume 20% to 30% of their body weight in bamboo shoots and leaves per day.
Active Periods: Dawn or dusk
Sources and More Information
Facts About Red Pandas, 23 December 2016, LiveScience
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This is so cute i loved it.
Friend Mike, is a beautiful animal, captured by a wonderful photograph, as always. The complementary data is very interesting to know a little more about them. I hope he can recover soon from the lethargy and be more active. A hug. Best regards.
wow very excellent post Thanks for sharing i will done upvote....////
This is so amazing creativity at its best great work all the best redpanda.
its sooo cute...thanks for sharing
Red panda is so amazing very happy for its recent success.
The little reddish panda is very nice. I think the panda is sleeping.
Thanks for sharing such a useful and informative post ..
Nice Post..
Good @etcmike
You are the best in publishing such unique blog posts,really amazing.
Wonderful pictures those are wow so nice to see :D
Wonderful pictures those are wow so nice to see :D
a very beautiful panda, with an elegant color, thanks for sharing, @etcmike.
loved it, it looks very cute, I did not know it, thanks for the approach!
regards!
Red panda is very cute.....it's colour is alluring..
nice dog
wonderful photos.
Good..work
que bello :)
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