PANDA BEARMontana Kearns

Period 2

Links Scientific Name Range and Habitat Diet Physical Description Breeding Info Special Behaviors Weird Info Video Conclusion

Scientific Name

“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”. This means "black and white cat-footed

animal”.

Range and Habitat

Pandas are found in South and East China

Parts of Northern Vietnam.

Diet

They eat the stems and leaves of Bamboo.

Their second choices are flowers, vines, mushroom, grass, fish, and small rodents.

Physical Description

Pandas are about the size of the American Black Bear.

An adult panda is about 4 - 5 feet long and weighs about 165 to 353 pounds.

Pandas are mostly with white with black across their shoulders; on their arms, legs, and ears; and around their eyes.

Breeding Info

Pandas breed once a year. Mating season is from March to May

and individual females are in heat from 2 to 7 days.

Young are born from August to September.

Female pandas deliver 1 to 2 cubs in a rock cavity or hollow tree.

Special Behaviors

Pandas do not hibernate. They can climb trees and swim. Pandas communicate through

vocalization and scent marking. Pandas do not establish permanent

dens.

Weird Info

Pandas always sit or lay while they eat. Pandas rely on spatial memory, not

visual memory.

Video

Panda Video

Conclusion

Pandas are may look like cute teddy bears on the outside, but on the inside, there is a lot to them.

They are mostly in China, eat bamboo, and are black and white all over.

They always sit or lay down while they eat.