Facts about Red Pandas Red Pandas are most closely related to the racoon and similar to giant pandas and bears but are now in a 'family' of their own. The Red Panda is most active in the early morning and late afternoon spending most of the day resting in trees conserving their energy as their bamboo diet has a low energy content. The Chinese name for red panda is hunho or firefox, due to their colour and similar size to a fox. A red panda can consume up to 45 percent of its own body weight daily eating approximately 200,000 bamboo leaves daily. The red panda was first discovered in 1821, 48 years before the giant pandas were found in 1869. In captivity Red Pandas can live up to 14 years but it is not known how long they live in the wild. They reach sexual maturity at around a year old. Although classed as a carnivore, Red Pandas eat mainly bamboo shoots, grass and fruit with the occasional egg, insect or small animal.
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As you can tell I am a huge animal lover and posted below are some pics of my own pets.
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