1 / 8

The Giant Panda: A Fascinating Species at Risk

Learn about the giant panda, Ailuropoda Melanoleuca, an endangered mammal that mainly eats bamboo and can be found in China. Get insights on their habitat, diet, size, and the threats they face from poachers.

johnawalker
Download Presentation

The Giant Panda: A Fascinating Species at Risk

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Giant Panda By:Austin Cook and Payden Schrag

  2. To start with some info. Scientific Name-Ailuropoda Melanoleuca Group they belong to-Mammals Habit/range-Live in Broad leaf and coniferous forest with a dense under story of Bamboo.

  3. Diet A Panda’s diet is 99% bamboo. In zoo’s they eat bamboo,sugar cane,rice gruel, a special high-fliber biscuit, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes.

  4. Size It’s about as big as an American Black Bear. Pandas are between 2-3 feet tall at the shoulder (on all four legs).They can grow about 4-6 feet tall.Males weigh about 250lbs. And females weigh about 220lbs. The males are the largest of the pandas.

  5. More facts There are about 1,600 panda’s left. They are endangered because of Poachers

  6. Interesting Facts They are one of the most endangered animals. You can only find the Panda in China.They eat about 40 lbs. of bamboo a day.

  7. Range/Map

  8. Bibliography “ Giant Panda.” Animal Planet. 2008. On line. Internet. 20 Feb. 2008.Available http://www.un.org/works/enviroment/animalplanet/panda.html “ Giant Panda.” Wikipedia. 2008. On line. Internet. 19 Feb. 2008. Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda “Pandas.” World Wildlife Fund. 2008. On line. Internet. 20 Feb. 2008. Available http://www.wordwildlife.org/pandas/

More Related