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Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

Photo by KatCuff
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

These red pandas are from China and they eat bamboo, but they are not related to pandas at all. At first they were thought to be related to raccoons but recent research has declared that they are their own family.

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Comments (7)
KatCuff
Me too - they're beautiful creatures.
MaryEvans2
Beautiful series! Would love to see these in the wild.

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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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