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This is a giant panda.
It is a kind of bear.
Giant pandas live on mountains in China.
Giant pandas eat plants called bamboo.
They eat lots of bamboo each day.
photograph © [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation
Giant pandas can climb trees.
A grown up giant panda lives by itself.
There are not many giant pandas left in the wild.
The forests where they live are being cut down.
This
is another kind of panda.
It is a red panda.
It is much smaller than a giant panda. It has red fur all over its body, even on the soles of its feet. It has white fur on its head.
A red panda has a long bushy tail.
In winter, it tucks its face into its tail to keep it warm when it sleeps.
photograph © [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation
It lives in trees but it can walk on the ground too.
Red pandas eat bamboo leaves, berries, flowers and sometimes bird eggs.
Words
bamboo
A kind of grass that grows very very tall.
Say - bam-boo
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