The panda is one of two carnivores of different families, native to north west China and Tibet. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) has black-and- white fur with black eye patches and feeds mainly on bamboo shoots, consuming about eight kg of bamboo per day. It can grow up to 1.5m long, and weigh up to 140kg. The lesser, common, or red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is of the raccoon family, and is about 50cm long and is coloured black and chestnut, with a long tail. Research Panda
The Red Panda, also known as the Lesser Panda or the Common Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a tree-dwelling nocturnal - spending the day sleeping in tree branches - mammal of the Racoon family and closely related to the familiar GiantPanda, though it looks very different. The Red Panda is about 50cm long and is coloured black and chestnut, with white ears and a long bushy tail. The Red Panda is found in the mountainous forest regions of western China, northern Burma, and Nepal where it lives at higher altitudes where the temperature is cooler, and feeds mainly on bamboo shoots, grasses, roots, fruit and acorns supplemented by occasional eggs, insects, young birds and small rodents. Little is known of the habits of Red Pandas in the wild, though observation in captivity suggests they are gentle and perhaps live in family groups. Research Red Panda
The Harbin Y-11T Turbo-Panda is a Chinese light transport and general utility aeroplane. It was developed during 1981 from the piston-engined Y-11, and is powered by turboprop engines. It carries a flight crew of two and in the transport version 15 passengers sitting three-abreast. Research Y-11T
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