Quick Facts

-Pandas are omnivorous.  -Pandas can live in the wild for up to 25 years.
 
- Pandas eat 25 species of bamboo.  -Giant Pandas have 42 teeth like most bears.

 

-Only about 1500 giant pandas remain in the wild.  - Leopards prey on baby Giant Pandas.
 
-Each day pandas consume between 26-32 pounds of bamboo and leaves. - Americans did not know about the Giant Panda until 1936. 
   
-Red panda is nocturnal  - The Red Panda weights between 3-6kg.
   
-Red Panda is also known as a Lesser Panda.

-Red Pandas have colored rings on their tails .

   
- Red panda is closely related to the raccoon family.  - Giant Pandas have rough fur on their stomachs.
 

 

-Giant Pandas are closely related to the bear family .  - The Red Panda was discovered before the Giant Panda.
   
-Snow leopards are the main predator of Red Pandas.  -Giant Pandas has less tolerance of cold weather. 

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