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In a few mountain regions with bamboo forests
Marking
Black – and – white coat (black patches around the eyes, over the ears and across the round body)
The measurements
• 1.5 meters (5 ft) long and around 75 centimeters (2 ft 6 in) tall at the shoulders.
• Males -150 kilograms• Females (generally
10–20% smaller than males) -125 kilograms
Food habits
• 99% of bamboo
• grasses, wild tubers, birds, rodents, carrion
• honey, eggs, fish, shrub leaves, oranges, bananas
A “bamboo consumer”
Behaviour• Activity at night and in
twilight• Live alone• No permanent dens• Climb perfectly
Reasons for extinction:Reasons for extinction:
• Habitat loss
• Poaching
• Low birthrate
Panda’s fur is very costly The price for killing a panda
is a death penalty
The number of the Giant Pandas =
1590 in the wild
239 in captivity
Conservation
The main method – artificial insemination
Reproductive age – until 20
Gestation period = 95-160 days
The cubs are incredibly small = 90-30 g
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