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Endangered Appearance Fun Facts Habitat. Life Cycle Adaptations Diet . Appearance Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter. They have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg. They’re very chubby and covered in fuzz.
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Endangered Appearance Fun Facts Habitat
Life Cycle Adaptations Diet
Appearance • Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter. • They have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg. • They’re very chubby and covered in fuzz. • Big as a black bear. • Tall as a pony. • About 6 feet long. • White head. • Black ears. • White body. • Black arms and legs. • Tiny, fuzzy, white tail. • Black circles around eyes.
Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter They have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg They’re very chubby and covered in fuzz. Big as a black bear. Tall as a pony. About 6 feet long. Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter
My thick oily fur helps keep me warm in the winter I have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg Air full of mist Tons of bamboo High mountains Ground covered in snow
High mountains Habitat Ground covered in snow Air full of mist
Quiz questions • A place where pandas are protected A- reserve B- Wolong C- both a and b • Pandas are: A- carnivores B- omnivores C- vegetarians • A panda’s main habitat is in this country A- Russia B- China C- both a and b • How many pandas are left in the world A- 160 B- 1,600 C- 16,000
Diet • Bamboo • Mice • lizards • Insects • Dead animals
Adaptations Wrist bone: • Bone sticks out of wrist • Pandas use bone to grip bamboo Fur: • Keeps them warm in winter • Thick, oily, and fluffy Mouth: • Strong jaws and teeth for biting through bamboo Stomach: • Extra thick skin prevents the stomach from splintery bamboo
Life cycle • Mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Drink mom’s milk for food • 4 weeks old they start growing fur • 1 year old the cub starts eating bamboo • 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas live to about 39 years
Mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Cubs drink mom’s milk for food • 4 weeks old cubs start growing fur • 1 year old the cub starts eating bamboo • 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas live to about 39 years
Extra thick skin prevents my stomach from splintery bamboo. I have a bone that sticks out of my wrist. I use it like a thumb to grip bamboo. A NEWBORN weighs about 4-6 ounces. Its size and shape is often likened to a stick of butter. Big as a black bear. Tall as a pony. Very chubby and covered in fuzz.
Pandas are OMNIVORES • They eat mostly BAMBOO (99%) • Occasionally, they eat: • They spend 75% of their time eating • There are about • 1,600 pandas left in wild • 400 pandas in captivity • Reserves help save pandas • Most popular panda reserve is the Wolong (woo-long) Reserve • Panda’s worst enemy: HUMAN • Number of pandas has increased in the last 5 years
Endangered • 1,600 left in wild • 400 in captivity • Reserves help save pandas • Most popular Panda reserve is the Wolong (woo-long) Reserve • Panda’s worst enemy: HUMAN • Number of pandas has increased in the last 5 years
Habitat • Live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces • Elevations between 5,000 and10,000 feet
Live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces Elevations between 5,000 and10,000 feet
Life cycle • The mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Cubs drink their mom’s milk for food • Typically only one cub survives • At 4 weeks the cub start growing fur • At 1 year the cub start eating bamboo • At 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas average lifespan is 39 years
Quiz #1 Pandas are: a- carnivores b- omnivores c- vegetarians d- herbivores
Quiz #2 How many pandas are left in the wild? a- 16 b- 160 c- 1,600 d- 16,000
Quiz #1 Pandas are: a- carnivores b- omnivores c- vegetarians d- herbivores
Quiz #3 A Panda’s main habitat is In this country: a- Russia b- China c- United States d- Taiwan
Quiz #4 How many Pandas are In captivity?: a- 4 b- 40 c- 400 d- 4,000