THE PANDA
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THEPANDA
The Symbol of China
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The Giant Panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Kingdom – ANIMALIA
Phylum – CHORDATA
Class – MAMMALIA
Order – CARNIVORA
Family - URSIDAE
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Natural Habitat
- Inhabits in south-central China - Mountains of Southwest China
HOTSPOT
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Giant Panda Facts
• Body shape typical of bears
• Has a black and white coat
• Adults measure
around 4-6 feet
• Weights 220-250 pounds
• Live around 20 years in wild
(30 years in captivity)
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Behavior
• Eats 22-30 pounds of
bamboo shoots a day
• Does not hibernate
• Maintains solitary lifestyle
• Females are not tolerant
of each other
• Communicates through vocalization and scent marking
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Endangered Species• Human activity (hunting and poaching)• Continued habitat loss• Low birth rate• Pollution
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Nature Reserve in China
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Human resident
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Nature Reserve in China
1975 yr 1985 yr 1995 yr0
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160Number of pandas
Number of pandas
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How can we protect it?
• Replant forests• Reduce pollution• Educate more people• Government regulations and laws• Increase artificial habitats (zoos, reserves)
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Laws for Panda Protection
• The Forest Law
• The Law of Protection of Wildlife
• The Environmental Protection Law
• Criminal Law
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Panda Diplomacy• A wildly popular way for China to soft the relations with other countries• Panda is the National Symbol of China• A panda signified special friend status• China – Japan relationship (Lingling)
Ling Ling, a male giant panda, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.
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PANDAS ARE CUTE • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQ
Prk
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Let’s protect all forms of life on Earth!
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Works CitedFranzen, H (2001). Nature Reserve Can’t Protect Giant Panda. Scientific American from: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nature-reserve-cant-prote
Bedford, C (2011). Improbable Pandas. The Nature Conservancy. from: http://blog.nature.org/2011/06/improbable-pandas
Platt, R, J (2010). Imperiled giant Pandas need replanted bamboo forests in order to reconnect. Scientific American.From: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2010/07/23/imperiled-giant-pandas-need-replanted-bamboo-forests-in-order-to-reconnect/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. (2008). WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA; China: Hold the Matzo Balls. New York Times. from:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E4DC1330F937A35753C1A96E9C8B63&ref=pandas
Lindburg, D., & Baragona, K. (2004). GIANT PANDAS: Biology and Conservation. Berkeley: University of Califorlia Press.