the red panda is native to the eastern himalayas in southwestern china. it's the only speices of the genus ailurus. a bit larger than a house cat it has reddish brown fur and a puffy, shaggy tail. it also has small stubby legs. the red panda eats bamboo but at times may eat eggs, bugs. it is awake from dusk to dawn mainly. it mostly sleeps during the day. the red panda is endangerd with only 10,000 left in the world today. even if red pandas are prtected by law nationally in places their population decreases due to habitat loss, poaching, and inbreeding deperission. (it's very sad). red pandas have been mostly classified with racoons and bears but they are placed in their own family called the ailuridae.
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