Giant+Panda-+Ailuropoda+Melanoleuca

1. Baby pandas are very small when they are born, weighing about 120 grams. The mother holds the new baby in a similar way to a human, cradling it in her arms. 2. The baby panda's eyes open after about 40 days. 3. At one month old the black markings can be seen on their pink skin. 4. At three months old the young pandas are furry, black and white miniatures of their parents. 5. They crawl when they are about 3-4 months old. 6. At 7 months, a young panda weighs about 9 kilograms, runs and climbs trees, and has started eating bamboo. 7. At 18 months, it weighs about 55 kilograms, and will soon leave its mother.
 * Phylum:** Chordata
 * Common Name:** Giant Panda
 * Scientific Name**: //Ailuropoda melanoleuca//
 * Class**: Mammalia
 * Location**:Native to the mountainous regions of central and southern China. The giant panda once inhabited more lowland regions like jungles and grassy plains but it's now restricted to the higher mountain areas.
 * Size:**4.9ft to 6ft in hieght and 330lbs to 551lbs in weight[[image:giant-panda.jpg width="278" height="396" align="right"]]
 * Description of Habitat:** The natural habitat of the giant panda is cool, wet, cloudy mountain forest land where bamboo grows. Giant pandas are found in mixed deciduous/evergreen temperate forests, between 3,000 and 10,500 feet in altitude.
 * Living Requierments**:They feed on bamboo, though it also eats grass, roots, plants and even meat.
 * Life Cycle of Animal:**
 * Male and Female Differences:**

Male || 180 pounds (80 kg) 220 pounds || 2.5 feet (80 cm) 3 ft || 5.25 feet (1.8 m) 6 ft ||
 * ~ Adult Giant Panda ||~ Weight ||~ Height (at shoulder) ||~ Length (snout to tail) ||
 * ~ Female

1. It is estimated that a giant panda can chew more than 3,500 stalks of bamboo a day. 2.Giant panda bears are mostly silent, but they can bleat! They don't roar like other bears, but they do have 11 different calls, four of which are only used during mating. 1. The Giant Panda has been listed on the endangered species list since the mid 1980s 2. Classified as Endangered because of bamboo shortage, hunting, low birthrate, and habitat destruction. 3. In China, wildlife reserves have been established to ensure that the remaining wild pandas have space to live, eat, and move around without human interferenc
 * Interesting Facts:**
 * Endangered:**

We've caused pandas to be endangered species by cutting down their habitat for farming purposes and we've hunted the species by accident. 
 * Human Impact on Organism:**

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 * Sources:**
 * Zookeeper: Jessica Tolliver**