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The wild giant panda population in China is no longer endangered, with a population in the wild exceeding 1,800 according to the fourth wild giant panda population investigation. [34] Around 75% of these pandas are found in Sichuan province, inhabiting 49 counties across Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces within a habitat area of 2.58 ...
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
This is a partial list of giant pandas, both alive and deceased.The giant panda is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species. [1] Wild population estimates of the bear vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, [2] while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.
Ailuropodinae is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains only one extant species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of China.The fossil record of this group has shown that various species of pandas were more widespread across the Holarctic, with species found in places such as Europe, much of Asia, North America and even Africa.
Ailuropoda is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae.It contains one living and one or more fossil species of panda. [4] [5]Only one species—Ailuropoda melanoleuca—currently exists; the other three species are prehistoric chronospecies.
The pandas arrived at Chiang Mai Zoo on 12 October 2003 to begin a ten-year conservation program to breed giant pandas. [1] [3] Chuang Chuang and Linhui successfully artificially bred and produced an offspring named Lin Ping. [4] [5] The baby panda Lin Ping, female, was born on 27 May 2009 also resides in Chiang Mai Zoo. [6] [7]
Ailuropoda microta is the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda. It measured 1 m (3 ft) in length; the modern giant panda grows to a size in excess of 1.5 m (5 ft). Wear patterns on its teeth suggest it lived on a diet of bamboo, the primary food of the giant panda.
Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ft). Weights range greatly from the sun bear , which can be as low as 35 kg (77 lb), to the polar bear, which can be as high as 726 kg (1,600 lb).