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Giant Pandas!. Jenny Rizzo. What do you know about panda bears?. Giant Panda. Red tailed panda (Red panda). Anatomy of a panda. Anatomy of a panda. Anatomy of a panda. Anatomy of a panda. Habitat. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Jenny Rizzo
Giant Pandas!
What do you know about panda bears?
Giant Panda
Red tailed panda (Red panda)
Anatomy of a panda
Anatomy of a panda
Anatomy of a panda
Anatomy of a panda
Pandas can be found in any of the 62 nature reserves set up for them in the mountains of the Sichuan province of south west China
Snows frequentlyAltitudes ranging from 5000-13,000 feet
This steep terrain is a defense advantage for pandas
Habitat
Habitat
Shoots and leaves of 26 different species of bamboo
Because pandas lack the special stomach of other large grass eating animals, they have to eat MUCH more.Pandas feed for approximatley 14 hours a day!
Pandas bodies are better suited to a carnivorous dietThey eat bamboo rats in the wild if they can catch
one.In captivity pandas are given various other
foods such as panda cakes: a nutritional mixture of grain and egg
What do pandas eat?
Diet
Diet
Diet
Diet
Mating season is April through MayA female panda can only become pregnant 72
hours out of the year!A female panda signals reproductive
readiness by rubbing her butt against a tree, secreting a musky scent
A panda can be pregnant from anywhere between 90 to 160 days until she gives birth in a thicket, cave, or tree hollow
Breeding
When in the wild, if twins are born, the smaller of the two is left to die
In captivity both are raised, they are just switched out so the mother thinks she has just one baby
Baby pandas stay with their mothers until they are about 2 years old
Pandas reach sexual maturity at 5 to 7 yearsPandas typically live to be 25-30 years old.
Breeding
Pandas typically do not enjoy breedingIn captivity pandas are often shown videos of
other pandas mating in order to speed along the process
Artificial insemination has proven to be the most successful way to breed pandas in captivityZoos have begun to freeze sperm and create
sperm banks
Breeding
Cubs are no longer than a stick of butter when bornThey have a long tail that shrinks as they grow
Born completely hairlessCannot open eyes for approximately 4 to 5 weeksBecause baby pandas are so small their mothers
some times roll over on them causing their deathWhen a mother panda is giving birth she must catch
her baby, cupping it in her feet. If she fails to do so sometimes the baby hits a tree and
diesOtherwise, mother pandas are incredibly protective
of their cubs!
Cub survival
Cub Survival
There are pandas in the Smithsonian National (Washington D.C.), Atlanta, Memphis, and San Diego zoos.
Bai Yun of the San Diego zoo just gave birth to a cub this past Autumn!
$50 thousand a year to rent 1 panda to be put in a zoo breeding program.
Pandas must be rented in pairsEach panda born outside of China may live in the
other country for up to four years, and then will most likely be transported back to a CRCGP in China
Pandas in the states!
There are only 1,600 pandas in the wild!It is difficult for pandas to reproduce.Pandas suffered from being poached in
decades pastThis does not happen anymore
Their habitat is being destroyed!
Why are pandas endangered?
They are a marvel of the natural world having lived in the bamboo forests of China for several million years, they are often referred to as living fossils.
Because they have lived in the same habitat for so many years they have developed unique adaptations and are highly specialized animals.
We must preserve pandas because they are a living piece of the Earth’s past.There is no limit to what we can learn from
such an ancient species!
Why should we help pandas?
The area of the Tibetan Plateau that pandas live in contains more plant an animal species than any other temperate region in the world. If we conserve this land for pandas, we are also conserving many other species!
Conservation
Crescent moon bears
Takin Bull
Darjeeling Woodpecker
Dhole
Golden Monkey
Tragopan
Do not use bamboo products!
How can you help?
Donate to the World Wildlife Fund or Pennies 4 Pandas!
Set up money collections, bake sales, or movie screening of panda movies to donate to their cause as well as raise awareness!
Celebrate Panda Awareness WeekJuly 1-7
How can you help?
Thanks!