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Giant pandas are peaceful creatures with a characteristic black and white coat. They are adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China.
The rarest member of the bear family, pandas live in bamboo forests high in the mountains in central China. These high bamboo forests are cool and wet — just as pandas like it. Pandas once lived in lowland areas, but farming, forest clearing, and other development made them move to the mountains.
The giant panda has a body typical of bears. It has black fur on ears, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal’s coat is white. The panda’s thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forests. Although scientists do not know why these unusual bears are black and white, some suppose that such coloring provides effective camouflage and helps them hide in snowy and rocky mountains.
Giant pandas have large teeth and strong jaw muscles for crushing tough bamboo. Many people find these heavy, clumsy animals very cute, but giant pandas can be as dangerous as any other bear. Also these bears are excellent tree-climbers and swimmers despite their big weight.
A wild giant panda’s diet is very simple. It’s almost only bamboo. They very rarely eat other grasses, small animals or birds. At the same time in zoos, giant pandas are fed bamboo, sugar, rice, special biscuits, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes. Millions of Zoo visitors enjoy watching giant pandas eat. A panda usually eats while sitting upright, in a pose that is similar to how humans sit on the floor. It’s a very funny sight. Children love it.
The bear also has a special meaning for World Wildlife Fund an international organization that tries to protect our planet from eco catastrophes. The panda has been WWF’s logo since its founding in 1961. The idea for the WWF logo came from Chi-Chi: a giant panda that had arrived at the London Zoo the same year WWF was created. WWF’s founders realized the need for a strong, recognizable symbol that would overcome all language barriers. They agreed that the big, wooly animal with her appealing, black eyes would make an excellent logo. The design of the logo been modernized over the past four decades, but the giant panda’s unique features remain an integral part of WWF’s dear and unmistakable symbol.
The giant panda is listed as endangered in the Red List of Threatened Species. There are only about 1,000 giant pandas left in the wild and perhaps 100 pandas live in zoos. Much of what we know about pandas comes from study of these zoo animals, because their wild cousins like privacy and it’s not easy to observe and study them.
Much remains to be learned about the secret lives of these elusive animals, and every new discovery helps scientists in their battle to save this species.
1) Pandas prefer to live in a warm climate.
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2) There is a theory why panda’s fur is black and white.
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3) There is no reason to be afraid of wild pandas.
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4) In zoos pandas eat more varied food than in the wild.
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5) Zoo visitors are allowed to feed pandas.
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6) London Zoo became home to Chi-Chi in 1961.
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7) The design of the WWF logo never changed.
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8) It’s necessary to have special equipment to study pandas.
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