The first mention of the panda is found in ancient Chinese work on geography, written 2700 years ago. Now this animal has become very rare and is protected by the Chinese government as a great national treasure.
Panda is one of the rarest and most beautiful animals on the planet. For this reason, it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Pandas are also loved for their peaceful nature. Big bears feed on bamboo, do not eat living things at all. For large animals in the wild, this is a rarity.
In China, the panda is one of the national symbols and a universal favorite. It happened because the panda lives only in China. Animals are leased to foreign zoos. This brings the Celestial Empire tangible profits and allows you to save the panda as a species.
Renting a beautiful bear costs foreign zoologists almost $ 1 million a year. The animal almost does not breed in captivity, and all the cubs that were born in zoos also belong to China.
The panda has only 1-2 cubs, which he carries 140 days. Females are wonderful mothers, they do not let a born baby go away from them a single step. Because of its beautiful appearance and the small number of species, pandas are called "great value" in China.
In the wild, bamboo bears live for about 20 years. In zoos, under the supervision of a person, a panda can live up to 25-30 years. An adult weighs from 70 to 150 kilograms. It reaches a length of 180 cm, male pandas are larger than females.
All four bear paws are equipped with long sharp claws. They help pandas dig up bamboo roots and protect themselves from predators in the wild. Enemy animals are leopards and red wolves.
Most of the panda's fur is white, and the legs, the tips of the ears, the rings around the eyes and the strip on the back are black. Zoologists attribute the panda to the raccoon family, but Chinese peasants have long called animals bamboo bears.
The panda is so protected by the Chinese that it can take a person’s life for killing her. Unfortunately, beautiful animals are gradually dying out. Their number in the wild now amounts to no more than 1000 adults.
The extinction of the panda is associated with its nutrition. If in the habitats of animals the number of bamboo is reduced, the number of individuals of the panda is also reduced. At the same time, animals eat only certain varieties of bamboo, which makes their life and reproduction even more difficult.
In order to protect the panda from extinction, 12 reserves have been created in the PRC. Chinese scientists help pandas during periods of lack of natural food, and also place some of the individuals in zoos, where it is easier to care for animals.
The Chinese panda is the property not only of the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom. Visiting pandas in zoos always gives a lot of joy, and they love and want to keep a beautiful and charming animal around the world.
