What Is Red Panda?

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The red panda lives up high in the Himalayan mountains in Asia. They eat bamboo, eggs, and berries. Some distinctive features are their striped face and their thick rust colored fur. Their skin type is is fur. The red panda is currently endangered and there is only 3,000 left in the world. About 78% of red pandas live near water. The snow leopard and marten are their main predators. Their life spand is 8-12 years. When they are young they are called cubs. 1 out of 5 cubs are born blind. They can be 7-14 lbs. they can also get up to 24 mph. only 20% of red pandas make it to adult hood. The red pandas are losing their homes through deforestation. You can find these animals in zoos. it was reported that a little less than 50 red pandas where

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