Seven facts about the charming fiery fox

Red panda belongs to the family malopandovyh. In China, the birthplace of the animal, it is called "fire fox". It is this beauty depicted on the emblem of «Mozilla Firefox» .Prichёm here fox, you ask? The fact is that because of the specific color of fire, and also because of the difficulty in determining the type, red panda was nicknamed "fire fox". < Website I want to introduce you to a closer look at this unique and utterly charming beast!



1. More recently, zoologists were able to correctly identify the family that you want to include the red panda. It was isolated, alone or attributed to the bear and raccoon. Malopandovye but this animal include skunks, raccoons and martens.



2. Fire "bear" common in some Chinese provinces (Yunnan, Sichuan), in the north of Burma, Bhutan and Nepal. Small pandas live in the high forests of bamboo.



3. But small pandas were sensitive to global climate change, so massively died out in these areas.



4. It's lovely animal is a predator, but most of its diet consists of bamboo shoots. Lesser panda also regales mushrooms, small fruits, eggs, and small rodents. Eating "mushrooms" special attention. The animals need 13 hours a day for this pleasant experience.



5. Red Panda - night resident. During the day the animal is sleeping in a hollow, and a bushy tail used as a blanket. On the ground, "bear" walking clumsily, can not be said about jumping on branches of bamboo thickets.



6. This panda peaceful, but it is under threat of extinction from the face of the Earth. The animal is listed in the International Red Book.



7. However, it is easily adapted to captivity and good breeds here. The reserves of the world is home to about 300 species of small panda.



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