2. • mammal of the family bearwith a peculiar black-and-white
fur color, has some signs of raccoons .
3. •The only modern species of the genus of the subfamily Ailuropus
Ailuropoda. Pandas live in the mountain regions of central China:
Sichuan and Tibet. Since the second half of the XX century, the
panda has become something of a national emblem of China.
4. •The Chinese name means " bear-cat". Its western name
derives from the " small panda". Previously, it was also called
" spotted a bear ".
5. •The length of the giant panda reaches 1.2-1.8 m and has a
weight of 17-160 kg. [5] Males size larger than females (10%)
and by weight (20%). Unlike other bears, it has a relatively
long tail (10-15 cm) [6]. massive body covered with thick
white fur with black patches around the eyes, black ears and
black paws. Short thick hind legs have sharp claws. On the
soles and at the base of each finger bare pads well developed
to facilitate the smooth holding of bamboo stalks.
6. •Despite the fact that for a panda are carnivorous animals, most
of them are vegetarians. In fact, they eat only one bamboo. On
the day of an adult panda eats 30 kg of bamboo shoots. To
protect against bamboo slivers esophagus and stomach is lined
with a thick layer of elastic mucosal tissue.
