THE GIANT PANDA

By: Hawa Hafejee

Habitat

The Giant Panda lives in broadleaf and mixed forests in Southern China.

Where it’s located

The Giant Panda is located in the continent of Asia

The Giant Panda is located in Southwest China

Interesting Facts

There are only about 1,000 Giant Panda’s left in the world

The Giant Panda can climb as high as 4,000 metres to feed on high slopes in the summer

The Giant Panda must consume at least 20 kg of bamboo everyday, this could take about 16 hours to consume

The Giant Panda has a thick layer of mucus in it’s throat to protect themselves from splinters while eating bamboo

The Giant Panda spends about 2 thirds of the day eating and the other third of the day sleeping

What Caused Them to be Endangered

The Giant Pandas have become endangered because there habitats have been destroyed to build homes

This causes them to be pushed away from their homes and makes it harder to find food

Therefore many of them die causing them to become endangered

How to help Wildlife reserves have set up

conservations to help save the Giant panda. We can help by donating to these conservations

You can also adopt a panda. This means to donate money to keep a panda safe and healthy

You can donate to researchers that are trying to find a way to increase the pandas population

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