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This is a giant panda.
It is a kind of bear.
Giant pandas live in forests 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.
There is less and less space for them because the forests where they live are being cut down.
This
is another kind of panda.
It is the red panda.
It is much smaller than a giant panda and has red and white fur all over its body, even on the soles of its feet.
A red panda has a long bushy tail that helps it balance in trees.
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.
It lives in forests in cool parts of China, and in nearby countries.
Red pandas eat mostly bamboo leaves, but also eat berries, flowers and sometimes bird eggs.
There are not many red pandas in the wild because the forests are being cut down.
Words
bamboo
A kind of grass that grows very very tall.
Say - bam-boo
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Sydenham, S. & Thomas, R. P is for Panda [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2000)
updated May 2009