Ursidae-McDevitt

Panda Bear


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 * Characteristics:Ursidae(sometimes referrd to as the Black and White cat foot)~ ** Most all bears have close characteristics. Other kinds of bears you may know of are the Black bear, Brown bear, Polar bear, Grizzly bear, and the Red panda.They all have sharp claws, pebble looking eyes, fluffy hair, and a big nose. They most likely will live in the forest except for the polar bear . The polar bear lives in the arctic, but still has a lot of similarities with the panda, such as pebble eyes and fluffy hair . The Red panda also has a lot in common with the Panda. The Red panda loves to be in trees and lives int the forest.

Red Panda Polar Bear



Classifications: Kingdom: Animhalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Subfamily: Ursinae Genus and species: Ailuropoda Melanoleuca

Food: The Panda likes to eat Bamboo and Plants.The plants and bamboo can contain insects and rodents. Giant Pandas like to eat things such as bamboo, sugar cane, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples and rice gruel. These things are different from what a normal panda would eat because they are served to them from a worker at the zoo and also weren't fond on their own.

Movement: The Panda bear has four legs that they use to walk and climb trees. Sometimes the panda uses only two to get its food(bamboo). They like to hang out in high trees. they use all four legs to help climb. The Panda can also swim. during the day time it does very little movement mostly just eating.

Getting Food: The Panda gets its food by going into high trees and eating leaves and plants off of it. Also it uses its legs to break down some bamboo and eat that and the insects inside of it. A Panda should eat up to 20 to 40 pound of bamboo each day to earn all of its nutrients. It must spend 10 to 16 hours of the day eating to obtain this amount. The rest of its day is usually spent sleeping and resting.

Maturity: The cubs will become closest to an adult at about age 5 to 6. Each panda can have up to 1-2 rarely 3 cubs. When the cub reaches maturity the mother will leave it in the wilderness to survive on its own. During the years of becoming an adult the the mother will teach its cub how to survive without her so it will not die. The mother will teach it how to get food, swim, climb, run.

Height, Weight, Location, and Predators: Pandas can grow up to 160 to 190 centimeters tall. They are very furry ad have a lot of weight and can weigh up to 75 to 130kg. They can live up to 35 years of age. They live in Mountain Forest in China. Some predators of the Panda bear are leopards and humans, but they are protected by the Chinese Government.

Reproduction: Panda bears reproduce in China up in high trees only in spring and hibernate in the summer. They reproduce by mating. It is very rare for a panda to have a cub. They can only reproduce in the spring.

Adaptions: Some adaptions of the Panda bear are their four feet. They can use them to get food, get around, and teach their cub. Another thing is their big nose. Their nose can help them sense predators and find foods. Their claws can also help them climb trees to get food and kill a predator.

Sources: //__ Http:nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/default.cfm __// //__ Http:www.bearplanet.org/pandabear.shtml __//