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Open my wish list →Red pandas live in high mountain forests in Asia. Here are three things worth knowing about them.
Red pandas and giant pandas share a name, and both eat bamboo, but they are not closely related. Red pandas are much smaller, and they are the only living members of their family.
SourceBamboo makes up about 95 per cent of a red panda's food. Red pandas choose the most nutritious leaf tips and, when they can find them, tender shoots.
SourceA red panda's reddish coat works like camouflage in fir trees. There, the branches are covered with clumps of reddish-brown moss and white lichens.
SourceTree climbers
Red pandas are skilled climbers. They use trees for shelter, to escape from danger and to sunbathe in the winter. Their feet are completely covered in thick fur, and each foot has five toes spread wide apart, with claws that can be partly pulled in. Their long, bushy tails help them keep their balance. Their ankles are very flexible, too. Two bones in the lower leg are joined in a way that lets one of them turn. All this makes it possible for a red panda to climb headfirst down a tree trunk.
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Red pandas live in high mountain forests in the Himalayas and other high mountains. They have a soft, thick, woolly undercoat, covered by long, coarse guard hairs. Their bushy tails help protect them from harsh cold and winds. When it is cold, a red panda can curl into a tight ball to keep its body heat. In very cold weather, red pandas can go into a deep rest, slowing their bodies down and waking every few hours to look for food. And when the weather is warm, they stretch out on branches and pant to cool down.
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