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THE PANDA

THE PANDA. The Symbol of China. The Giant Panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ). Kingdom – ANIMALIA Phylum – CHORDATA Class – MAMMALIA Order – CARNIVORA Family - URSIDAE. Natural Habitat. - Inhabits in south-central China - Mountains of Southwest China HOTSPOT. Giant Panda Facts.

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THE PANDA

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  1. THEPANDA The Symbol of China

  2. The Giant Panda(Ailuropodamelanoleuca) Kingdom – ANIMALIA Phylum – CHORDATA Class – MAMMALIA Order – CARNIVORA Family - URSIDAE

  3. Natural Habitat - Inhabits in south-central China - Mountains of Southwest China HOTSPOT

  4. Giant Panda Facts • Body shape typical of bears • Has a black and white coat • Adults measure around 4-6 feet • Weights 220-250 pounds • Live around 20 years in wild (30 years in captivity)

  5. Behavior • Eats 22-30 pounds of bamboo shoots a day • Does not hibernate • Maintains solitary lifestyle • Females are not tolerant of each other • Communicates through vocalization and scent marking

  6. Endangered Species • Human activity (hunting and poaching) • Continued habitat loss • Low birth rate • Pollution

  7. Nature Reserve in China

  8. Nature Reserve in China

  9. How can we protect it? • Replant forests • Reduce pollution • Educate more people • Government regulations and laws • Increase artificial habitats (zoos, reserves)

  10. Laws for Panda Protection • The Forest Law • The Law of Protection of Wildlife • The Environmental Protection Law • Criminal Law

  11. Panda Diplomacy • A wildly popular way for China to soft the relations with other countries • Panda is the National Symbol of China • A panda signified special friend status • China – Japan relationship (Lingling) • Ling Ling, a male giant panda, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

  12. PANDAS ARE CUTE  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk

  13. Let’s protect all forms of life on Earth!

  14. Works Cited Franzen, H (2001). Nature Reserve Can’t Protect Giant Panda. Scientific American from: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nature-reserve-cant-prote Bedford, C (2011). Improbable Pandas. The Nature Conservancy. from: http://blog.nature.org/2011/06/improbable-pandas Platt, R, J (2010). Imperiled giant Pandas need replanted bamboo forests in order to reconnect. Scientific American.From:http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2010/07/23/imperiled-giant-pandas-need-replanted-bamboo-forests-in-order-to-reconnect/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. (2008). WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA; China: Hold the Matzo Balls. New York Times. from: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E4DC1330F937A35753C1A96E9C8B63&ref=pandas Lindburg, D., & Baragona, K. (2004). GIANT PANDAS: Biology and Conservation. Berkeley: University of Califorlia Press.

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