Selasa, 03 Februari 2009

Panda

Panda is the fantastic animal. They have special characteristic. They eat only bamboos.

Their food
Panda’s food is bamboos. They can eat bamboos as much as 9-14 Kg ( 20 to 30 pounds ) a day. But, although they eat very much they not get much energy from their food. Because the Giant Panda consumes a diet low in nutrition, it is important for it to keep its digestive tract full. The Giant Panda tends to limit its social interactions and avoids steeply sloping terrain in order to limit its energy expenditures.

Physical Characteristic
They have black spots on their eyes. Panda is also a cute animal. And their color is unique, black and white. The Giant Panda has a black-and-white coat. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall, at the shoulder. Males are 10-20 larger than females. 13 Males can weigh up to 115 kg (253 pounds). Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds). The Giant Panda lives in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi.

Name
There is no conclusive source for the origin of the name "panda." The closest candidate that has been accepted as the source originates in the Nepali word ponya, possibly referring to the adapted wrist bone. The Western world originally applied this name to the Red Panda. Until 1901, when it was erroneously stated that it was related to the Red Panda, the Giant Panda was known as "mottled bear" or "particoloured bear."

Endangered species
The Giant Panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity.


So, we must protect the pandas. So, the panda will still exist


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