GIANT PANDA

CONTEXT• What is Giant panda?

• Physical Description

• Habitat

• Diet

• Lifestyle

• Reproduction

• WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

• Resources

WHAT IS GIANT PANDA?• Medium – sized black and white bear

• Scientific name Ailuropoda melanoleuca

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION• Panda It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches

around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body.

• Black fur on ears

• Eye patches

• Muzzle

• Legs and shoulders

SIZE Adult giant pandas have a length of 160 to 180 centimetres (5 1/4 to 6 feet). The weight of a adult male giant panda is normally between 80 and 125 kilograms (176 and 276 pounds) with males typically weighing about 10% to 20% more than females.

PANDA HABITAT MAP

DIET• 99% bamboo

• grasses

• wild tubers

• meat in the form of birds

• honey

• eggs

• fish

• yams

• shrub leaves

• oranges

• bananas along with specially prepared feed

LIFESTYLE• Resting

• Feeding

• Seeking food

REPRODUCTION

• Female giant pandas give birth only once a year in the spring between 95 and 160 days after mating.

• Give birth to two young, usually only one survives.

LOGO OF WWF• The ‘Giant panda’ has been the symbol (logo) of the

international WWF (World Wildlife Fund) organisation since 1961.

• Protecting the future of nature for 50 years.

• Adopt and donate

https://support.wwf.org.uk/?page=shop&pid=1

RESOURCES:• National Geographic

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-panda/

• BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Giant_Panda#intro

• WWF http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/giantpanda/panda.html

• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca#cite_note-Scheff_Duncan-1

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