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panda Two mainly nocturnal mammals of the family Ailuropodidae, related to raccoons and bears. The lesser or
red panda (Ailurus fulgens) ranges from the Himalayas to
w China. It has soft, thick, reddish brown fur, a white face and a bushy tail. It feeds mainly on fruit and leaves, but is also a carnivore. Length: 115cm (46in) overall. The rare
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) inhabits bamboo forests in China (mainly Tibet). It has a short tail and a dense white coat with characteristic black fur on shoulders, limbs, ears and around the eyes. It eats mainly plant material, particularly bamboo shoots. Length: 1.5m (5ft); weight: 160kg (350lb).
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Pandas.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 8/31/2001; 700+ words
; ...ate meat. Today, pandas are herbivores...plants. The giant panda's close cousin...and chomp. Mother pandas have their babies...the spring. A baby panda is about the same...KNOW?? Like you, pandas lose their baby teeth...they grow. An adult panda has 42 teeth. DID...
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PANDA-MONIUM.(intensive study of pandas is underway)
Magazine article from: Science World; 3/6/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...their body waste. Pandas are so solitary...rarely spot them; panda waste may be the...identifies a different panda! In addition, pandas don't reproduce...better ways to save pandas in the wild. STATE OF THE PANDA Today in China there...
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Pandas Pull In A Paying Crowd At National Zoo; Food, Gift Sales Hit $4.8 Million
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...photo magnets, $6 panda jewelry, $30 panda dresses, $40 panda musical chairs and toy pandas of all sizes costing from $7.95 for...the net income used to benefit giant panda conservation. The pandas are on loan from China for 10 years...
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Panda - messenger of peace
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 10/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding is raising some 58 pandas. But many locals are...grandson to see the pair of pandas, and the panda's staple food, bamboo...and stuck posters of pandas and Chengdu near the panda house. The posters attracted...
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PANDA LAUNCHES BETA OF PANDA INTRRNET SECURITY 2007.
Newspaper article from: Computer Security Update; 5/1/2007; 700+ words
; Panda Software, Glendale, Calif., has launched...Windows Vista-compatible beta version of Panda Internet Security 2007. It's available...beta/particulares/P07.htm. Current Panda Internet Security 2007 customers will get...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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'Panda-monium'
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/16/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Paterson Museum. "Panda-monium in Paterson...that, as giant pandas decreased in number...gave me tons of panda baby clothes and stuffed pandas," she says...that they named Panda, of course. Birthday...decorated with pandas followed and photos...
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Pandas arrive in D.C.
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/7/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...m., and a special "Panda Team" unloaded the pair...Inside the cages, the pandas were barely visible to...Chinese government lent the pandas in exchange for a $10 million donation to promote panda conservation in China. Only about 1,000 pandas remain in the wild...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Pandas.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 1/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...idyllic life of a wild panda - it rests for most...Many people think pandas are very loveable and...we cuddled our little panda bear teddies in bed...world's oldest known pandas:China's oldest giant panda in captivity, 35...
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 "WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin)")
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Panda mania: cubs born in captivity boost panda population.(Cover story)
Magazine article from: WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin); 9/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...still a highly endangered species." Panda Protection Giant pandas living in captivity have a greater...damaged the reserve. Fourteen of the 32 panda pens were ruined, and six pandas disappeared. One panda was killed. Many of the remaining...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PANDAS SPREAD UNDER LOAN PROGRAM.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...and Qinghai. The panda research center...biggest, has bred 39 pandas since 1987. It is...black-and-white panda markings nowhere...base has lent two pandas to Zoo Atlanta and...Fund, which uses a panda on its official logo...now require that pandas come from captivity...
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Pandas
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Pandas The name “ panda ” applies...the Chinese A giant panda in China. (JLM...the remaining wild pandas live are hoping to...and it allows giant pandas to grasp bamboo shoots...leaves. The red panda also has such a...
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Panda Management Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...eight Hibachi-San Restaurants, and seven Panda Panda locations. Panda Inns, the first of which opened in 1973, are all located in Southern California, as are the Panda Pandas, upscale, gourmet Chinese food restaurants. The...
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panda
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...panda, also known as lesser panda and cat bear, is found at high...on the white face. The red panda spends much of its time in trees...other plant matter. The giant panda superficially resembles a bear...in. (13-cm) tail. Giant pandas live in restricted areas of...
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red panda
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ) See AILURIDAE ; PROCYONIDAE .
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giant panda
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) See AILUROPODA .
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