7 Amazing Facts About Red Panda

Zee Media Bureau
Mar 27, 2024

Diet

They consume 20 to 30 percent of their body weight in bamboo daily, which can amount to eating up to 20,000 leaves.

Adapted Paw

They possess a pseudo-thumb, an enlarged wrist bone adapted for climbing trees and gripping bamboo stems and branches.

Carnivorous

Despite being classified as carnivores due to their ancestry, red pandas primarily subsist on bamboo.

Sleeping Habits

They spend up to 17 hours per day sleeping, often preferring tree branches or hollows for resting.

Tail Utilisation

Their tails serve as makeshift blankets, particularly in the cold mountain environment they inhabit.

Vocalisation

They vocalise through various sounds like tweets, squeals, grunts, hisses, and a distinctive "huff-quack."

Raccoons

Raccoons - Despite their name, they are more closely related to raccoons than giant pandas.

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