PowerPoint Presentation - Giant Pandas

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Giant Pandas

• Michael E

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Giant Panda

• Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata
• Class Mammalia
• Order Carnivoria
• Family Ursidae
• Genus Ailuropoda
• Species Melanoleuca

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Explanation of previous slide

• Animalia The Animal Kingdom
• Chordata Vertebrates
• Mammalia Mammals
• Carnivoria Carnivores
• Ursidae Bears
• Ailuropoda Giant Panda
• Melanoleuca Giant Panda

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The Giant Panda is

• An endangered species
• As old as the Pleistocene era, or roughly 600,000
  years
• 4-6 feet in height
• Adults up to 350 lb.
• Lives primarily upon bamboo
• Are able to mate at about 6 years of age

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It is also

• In size, it is the same as an American Black Bear
• Has a bone in the wrist that enables it to grasp
  trees
• Has a mostly black body, with a largely white
  head
• Has patches of black fur around its ears and eyes

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Interesting Facts

• Formerly of the raccoon family
• Now in the bear family (ursidae)
• Mainly live on bamboo
• Formerly a carnivore during the earlier ages of
  its existence, now omnivorous
• Daxiongmao is the original Chinese name, meaning
  large bear cat

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A Place To Call Home

• Indigenous to Burma
• Now remain only in areas of China
• Live in dense forest areas and bamboo forests

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Captivity

• As the population of Giant Pandas dwindles, more
  zoos are trying to preserve the species
• There are currently 124 Giant Pandas in Chinese
  zoos, and about 20 in others
• The current estimate of Panda numbers in the wild
  is about 1,000

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Breeding

• Can breed at four to ten years of age
• Spring is the Giant Pandas breeding season
• Twins often born, but only one of them usually
  survives

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Defense

• Sadly, the Giant Panda has few defenses. The
  heights at which they live are an advantage, but
  other than that they are largely incapable of
  defending themselves.

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Adversaries

• Man is its primary enemy. So far, poachers have
  hunted the pandas to the brink of extinction. As
  far as this researcher can tell, we are its threat

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Communication

• Thus far, a giant pandas method of communication
  (if there is one) has not been identified. They
  can roar, hiss, and possibly make other noises
  not yet identified.

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Identification

• Different from most other bears, it is easy to
  tell if youve found a Giant Panda.
• Look for the distinctive spots around the eyes
  and ears.

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NOISE

• Here Goes!

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