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Giant panda

Order : Carnivora
Family : Ursidae
Subfamily : Ailurinae
Genus : Ailuropoda

Facts about the genus Ailuropoda, the giant panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca Description: The giant panda is a small black and white

Recent studies of chromosome and protein characteristics of the two genera indicate that Ailurus is more closely related to its raccoon ancestry, whereas Ailuropoda is a more recent offshoot of the true bears.

The giant panda is a large mammal weighing between 165-353 pounds.

The giant panda is beloved by people from all over the world.

When compared with other bears, the head of the giant panda is large in relation to its body.

Countries Where the Giant Panda Is Currently Found: 2004: Occurs in China (Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan Provinces) (IUCN 2004). (Full text)

Giant Panda are the most intruiging animals on the planet. (Full text)

Because the stomach and intestines of the giant panda are those of a carnivore it cannot digest wood fibre. (Full text)

The results of these studies indicate that the giant panda are more closely related to the bear line. (Full text)

The remaining 10 hours the giant panda is spent resting, in periods of about two hours. (Full text)

The two most accessible types of bamboo to the giant panda are Sinarundininaria fangiana and Fargesia spathacea. (Full text)

Chromosomes of the giant panda are a pair of bear chromosomes attached together. (Full text)

China's new enforcement efforts are crucial if the highly endangered Asian tiger (already nearly extinct in China itself) and the giant panda are to be saved. (Full text)

Scientists disagree about whether the giant panda is closely related to bears or raccoons or is separate from both. (Full text)

The evidence is surfacing in the case on endangered species in revealing that animals, such as the giant panda, are decreasing in numbers and growing closer to extinction. (Full text)

There are three possible hypotheses of evolutionary relationships among these species: either (1) Ailuropoda is most closely related to Ursus, or (2) Ailuropoda is most closely related to Procyon, or (3) (Full text)

The giant panda is universally loved, and of course has a special significance for WWF as it has been the organization's symbol since it was formed in 1961. (Full text)

Giant Pandas Are Black and White and Loved All Over The giant panda is a national treasure in China and is therefore (Full text)

when the giant pandas are somehow dispersed from the group, or are rescued from injury, and have lost the ability to survive if released back to the wild, when the giant panda are ready to be released back t to the wild. (Full text)

The Preble's meadow jumping mouse and the giant panda are just two of the creatures that might have to pay the bill. (Full text)

The basic fur color of the giant panda is white with black eye patches, ears, legs, feet, chest, and shoulders. (Full text)