Red Panda

Red Panda

          Contrary to the black-and-white giant that shares its name, the Red Panda is quite small, growing to the size of a house cat. Additionally, their big, bushy tails grow to another 18 inches to wrap around them in the colder mountain heights. Red Pandas mainly live in the mountains of Nepal and northern Myanmar, as well as in central China. Spending most of their lives in trees, Red Pandas actively forage at night as well as in the early hours of dusk and dawn. Like the Giant Panda, Reds have a taste for bamboo, but unlike them, eat a wider variety of other foods ranging from fruits and acorns to roots and eggs. The average life span of a Red Panda is about 6-8 years with which it reaches about 12-20 Lbs depending on its gender. Unfortunately, the shy and solitary creature is an endangered species, victimized by the effects of deforestation. On an unrelated matter, i find these creatures and their playful tendencies rather adorable and amusing and would love to own one as a pet, given their petite size :)