Mrs. Williams' class has adopted a Giant Panda!! We came up with names for the panda, and had some crazy ideas, such as Po Po, Fatty, Carl, and Clam Chowder! We finally named the Giant Panda...Po Po!!! We hope that we inspired you to adopt an animal from the WWF to help endangered animals. Here are some Panda facts.Thank you to Michael, Rasheed, and Nick for coming up with the idea of adopting and animal using the World Wildlife Fund. Thank you to Samantha Anderson for donating her prize money to fund the project.
Physical Description: Giant pandas' ears, eye patches, muzzles, legs, and shoulders are black. The rest of the animals' coats are white. Giant pandas have large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles for crushing tough bamboo. Many people find these chunky, lumbering animals to be cute, but when threatened, giant pandas can be as dangerous as any other bear.
Size: Giant pandas stand between two and three feet tall at the shoulder (on all four legs), and reach four to six feet long. Males are larger than females, weighing up to 250 pounds in the wild. Females rarely reach 220 pounds.Geographic Distribution: Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central and western China, mainly in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.
Status: The giant panda is listed as endangered in the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. There are about 1,000 left in the wild, and about 130 in zoos and breeding centers.
Habitat: Giant pandas live in bamboo forests at elevations between 3,600 and 10,500 feet. They once lived in lowland areas, but farming, forest clearing, and other development now restrict giant pandas to the mountains.
Natural Diet: Wild giant pandas feed almost entirely on bamboo. Sometimes, wild giant pandas also eat bulbs, grasses other than bamboo, and small animals.
*facts thanks to http://www.nationalzoo.com/*
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| Compiled By//Michael |
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