Panda Paper

Well what does everybody think of my panda paper, bet you did not know some of the stuff in here... well maybe you did.

giant pandas and red pandas

by katie hiatt
There are two animals called a panda that scientists originally thought belonged to the same family. The Red Pandas and Giant Pandas share some of the same characteristics. Recently they have discovered through DNA tests that the Red Panda and Giant Panda actually belong to two different families. The Giant Panda belongs to the Ursidae family, which is the family that all bears belong. The Red Panda belongs to its own unique family called Ailurdae.
The Giant Panda weighs 154 - 275 lb. Giant Pandas live in mountain forests of China where there is lots of bamboo for them to eat. Giant Pandas are endangered right now. Poaching used to be a problem but now the pandas are not hunted anymore. A Giant Panda eats mostly bamboo. Bamboo is 99% of a giant panda’s diet. Another problem for pandas is the decline in bamboo. Giant Pandas do not hibernate they go south for the winter to try and stay warm. Giant Pandas usually tend to keep to themselves.
Red Pandas are very unique. They look a lot like raccoons. They live in the mountain regions of Asia. Red pandas are endangered. Red pandas are most active at dawn and dusk. Their diet consists of mostly bamboo, but they also eat grasses, mushrooms, and acorns. Red Pandas are about 30 to 60 inches long and 3-6 lb. Scientists and environmentalists are working to keep the panda population from decreasing any further. They have made progress but more work needs to be done to make sure pandas continue to exist in this world.