Today is Panda Day; Happy Panda Day!!
Pandas are one of the world's most adorable animals. These gentle bears look cute and cuddly. They also are adorable in nature, as they sleep and eat a lot.
Pandas are only found in central China in the wild.
Pandas are found in mountainous areas of central China; these cute animals are found high up living within forests. The forests that Pandas are found living within are both wet and cool. Pandas mostly eat bamboo; the bamboos are found in the forest.
Let's look at some more interesting facts about adorable Pandas.
Here are the top 5 interesting facts about Giant Pandas!
5 Panda Relatives In Europe
The oldest Giant Panda Relative was found in Spain, in Europe.
This indicates that the Giant Pandas ancestors were found in Europe, which is really cool! Further evidence indicates that the Giant Pandas ancestors came from Europe, as evidence also shows that an animal very similar to modern day Giant Pandas lived in Hungry millions of years ago.
4 Giant Pandas and Red Pandas
Despite both their names, Giant Pandas and Red Pandas aren't closely related.
Giant Pandas are a member of the Bear family, alongside all the other Bears, such as Polar Bears and Brown Bears, whereas, Red Pandas are the only member of their family. Red Pandas today don't have any living relatives; their relatives are now extinct. Whereas, the closest relative to the Giant Panda is thought to be the Spectacled Bear from South America.
Pandas are also related to all Bears living today.
3 The National Animal
Giant Pandas are the national animal of China.
In spring 2019, it was reported that a new 'Panda park' would be created that would be three times the size of Yellowstone National Park.
The preservation of the Pandas habitat and rewilding is essential for their survival and recovery as a once-endangered species.
2 Conservation Status
Giant Pandas were once an endangered species.
Pandas first became an endangered species around 30 years ago, as the Giant Panda first became endangered in 1990. Pandas became endangered for a few reasons, they became endangered because of poaching and habitat destruction.
Pandas are no longer an endangered species though. In 2016, it was announced that Giant Pandas were no longer an endangered species, instead, they were reclassified and became a vulnerable species.
1 Panda Thumbs
Not many animals have thumbs, but, Pandas are one of those animals that do.
Pandas have what is known as 'pseudo-thumbs'. Pandas have five fingers and the have an opposable pseudo-thumb. The Pandas pseudo thumbs help these cute bears out, especially when it comes to eating - Pandas use their opposable pseudo-thumbs to eat their bamboo. Pandas eating bamboo is one of the cutest things about them.
Pandas are one of the most well-loved and adored animals in the world, they are also an icon of wildlife conservation and their home.
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