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The Red Hair Panda

KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
edited May 11, 2006 in Wildlife
Oh I'm gonna get me that leaf. I'm bad, I'm mean, and that leaf doesn't stand a chance against me.

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What? You looking at something? Fine, I'll leave the poor leaf alone.

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Oh, I'm gonna get me that tree stump. Yeah, it's not match for me. I'm too tough.

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    bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    thats one cool looking animal
    and damm fine shots too thumb.gif
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    riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    Where are the freckles? Doesn't red hair always come with freckles? :D
    Great capture of an unusual subject clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif .
    He/she does seem young. Is it endangered?
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    snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    Khaos wrote:
    Oh I'm gonna get me that leaf. I'm bad, I'm mean, and that leaf doesn't stand a chance against me.

    What? You looking at something? Fine, I'll leave the poor leaf alone.

    Oh, I'm gonna get me that tree stump. Yeah, it's not match for me. I'm too tough.

    What a cute little guy. Is he really a panda? He kind of looks like a cross between a panda and a racoon! rolleyes1.gifNice shots!
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    KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    I'm not sure why I called it a red hair, it's actually called a Red Panda.





    "The red panda (which is much smaller than the giant panda) resembles a raccoon in size and appearance. The red panda weighs 3 - 6 kg (7 - 13 lb). It lives in mountain forests with a bamboo understory, at altitudes generally between 1500 and 4800 m (5000 - 15,700'). Red pandas almost exclusively eat bamboo. They are good tree climbers and spend most of their time in trees when not foraging. A female red panda picks a location such as a tree hollow or rock crevice for a maternal den, where she will bear 1 - 5 young. Red pandas are solitary, except for the mating period and the time when a mother and its young are together.
    The red panda is found in a mountainous band from Nepal through northeastern India and Bhutan and into China, Laos and northern Myanmar. It is rare and continues to decline. It has already become extinct in 4 of the 7 Chinese provinces in which it was previously found. The major threats to red pandas are loss and fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation (and the resulting loss of bamboo) for timber, fuel and agricultural land; poaching for the pet and fur trades; and competition from domestic livestock."






    Found on: http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm
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    riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    Khaos wrote:
    I'm not sure why I called it a red hair, it's actually called a Red Panda.



    Thanks for the info on this rare subject.
    Russ
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    Excellent shots of an unusual subject. thumb.gif
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    saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    Nice, sharp shots of a really cute animal! I bet he's not so cute natured, though....look at those claws!!! Probably can land a good nip, too! :D
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    ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2006
    What a cool looking animal... Thanks for sharing these
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    CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2006
    NIce shots and cute dialog. I love zoos that have natural environs. i hate shooting thru bars and chain link.
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    Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2006
    Beautiful animal, well captured.

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