Welcome back to another episode of the #WildAboutFacts series. Today, we are taking over your feed with pictures and #trivia of one of the most alluring creatures from the #wild, the #RedPanda.
Join us, share your #photographs of the #Firefox of the #Himalayas.
📷Sourav Mondal
Join us, share your #photographs of the #Firefox of the #Himalayas.
📷Sourav Mondal
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Its distinctive fur has earned this species monikers such as #Firefox, Firecat, or Fire-coloured Cat. Arguably, the #RedPanda is the only true #Panda, as the #GiantPanda, which is believed to be closely related, belongs to the #bear family.
📷Senthil Murugan
Its distinctive fur has earned this species monikers such as #Firefox, Firecat, or Fire-coloured Cat. Arguably, the #RedPanda is the only true #Panda, as the #GiantPanda, which is believed to be closely related, belongs to the #bear family.
📷Senthil Murugan
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Around half of the #RedPanda’s natural habitat lies in the Eastern #Himalayas – #Nepal, #Sikkim, northern #WestBengal, #Bhutan, and #ArunachalPradesh.
Its remaining home is in northern #Myanmar and a few provinces of central #China.
📷Ramshesha N
Around half of the #RedPanda’s natural habitat lies in the Eastern #Himalayas – #Nepal, #Sikkim, northern #WestBengal, #Bhutan, and #ArunachalPradesh.
Its remaining home is in northern #Myanmar and a few provinces of central #China.
📷Ramshesha N
A shy #mammal, the #RedPanda prefers #temperate broadleaf #forests and sub-alpine #conifer forests with #bamboo thickets.
It lives in the #altitude range of 1500-4000 meters. A remnant population is in #Garo and #Khasi Hills in #Meghalaya (700-1400 meters).
📷Sourav Mondal
It lives in the #altitude range of 1500-4000 meters. A remnant population is in #Garo and #Khasi Hills in #Meghalaya (700-1400 meters).
📷Sourav Mondal
#RedPandas are masters of #camouflage and their fiery coats actually help them to blend into their #Himalayan surroundings. They lead #solitary lives except during the #breeding season when males and females share territory for a short period.
📷Sourav Mondal
📷Sourav Mondal
#WildAboutFacts
They give birth to 1-4 cubs in the #monsoon, when #food is plentiful. #RedPanda cubs remain with the mother for a year until the next litter is about to be born and they are independent enough to venture into the #wild alone.
📷Sourav Mondal
They give birth to 1-4 cubs in the #monsoon, when #food is plentiful. #RedPanda cubs remain with the mother for a year until the next litter is about to be born and they are independent enough to venture into the #wild alone.
📷Sourav Mondal
#WildAboutFacts
#RedPandas communicate via squeaks, snorts and whistles.
Listen here:
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#RedPandas communicate via squeaks, snorts and whistles.
Listen here:
soundcloud.com/user-289453150…
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Highly #arboreal, their evolved wrist #bones and their long sharp #claws help #RedPandas to walk on tree branches. Additionally, their bushy #tails aid in #balance and act as protective covering for the colder months.
📷 @Mayuresh_Hendre
Highly #arboreal, their evolved wrist #bones and their long sharp #claws help #RedPandas to walk on tree branches. Additionally, their bushy #tails aid in #balance and act as protective covering for the colder months.
📷 @Mayuresh_Hendre
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#RedPandas mainly feed on #bamboo #leaves, but they are also known to eat bamboo shoots and seasonal #fruits like Ward’s Whitebeam.
Did you know that the word #Panda has its roots in the #Nepali word 'Ponya', which means bamboo-eating animal?
📷 @Samp6050
#RedPandas mainly feed on #bamboo #leaves, but they are also known to eat bamboo shoots and seasonal #fruits like Ward’s Whitebeam.
Did you know that the word #Panda has its roots in the #Nepali word 'Ponya', which means bamboo-eating animal?
📷 @Samp6050
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The #RedPanda is the state animal of #Sikkim, and is very much a part of its culture. Winter sees the 'Red Panda Winter #Festival' here, where #culture, harmony, #conservation and ethnic Sikkimese food come together.
📷 @JayaprakashBoj6
The #RedPanda is the state animal of #Sikkim, and is very much a part of its culture. Winter sees the 'Red Panda Winter #Festival' here, where #culture, harmony, #conservation and ethnic Sikkimese food come together.
📷 @JayaprakashBoj6
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In the last 18 years, the population of #RedPanda has declined by 50%. They are listed as #Endangered by the @IUCNRedList, with an estimated #population of less than 10,000 remaining in the #wild.
📷 @JayaprakashBoj6
In the last 18 years, the population of #RedPanda has declined by 50%. They are listed as #Endangered by the @IUCNRedList, with an estimated #population of less than 10,000 remaining in the #wild.
📷 @JayaprakashBoj6
#WildAboutFacts
#CloudedLeopards and Yellow-throated #Martens are their natural predators. But #habitatloss and #fragmentation are the major #threats to #RedPandas. They are also #poached for their fur.
📷Sourav Mondal
#CloudedLeopards and Yellow-throated #Martens are their natural predators. But #habitatloss and #fragmentation are the major #threats to #RedPandas. They are also #poached for their fur.
📷Sourav Mondal
#WildAboutFacts
#Zoos play a key role in aiding and conserving this #endangered species, with #breeding programmes that maintain viable populations. Many international NGOs such as the @RedPandaNetwork and @WWF work on #RedPanda #conservation.
📷Sourav Mondal
#Zoos play a key role in aiding and conserving this #endangered species, with #breeding programmes that maintain viable populations. Many international NGOs such as the @RedPandaNetwork and @WWF work on #RedPanda #conservation.
📷Sourav Mondal
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