The Red Hair Panda

[Khaos]

Oh I'm gonna get me that leaf. I'm bad, I'm mean, and that leaf doesn't stand a chance against me.

http://galleries.creativekhaos.com/photos/65734064-L.jpg

What? You looking at something? Fine, I'll leave the poor leaf alone.

http://galleries.creativekhaos.com/photos/65734085-L.jpg


Oh, I'm gonna get me that tree stump. Yeah, it's not match for me. I'm too tough.

http://galleries.creativekhaos.com/photos/65734100-L.jpg

[bfjr]

thats one cool looking animal
and damm fine shots too :thumb

[riddim_maker]

Where are the freckles? Doesn't red hair always come with freckles? :D
Great capture of an unusual subject :clap :clap :clap .
He/she does seem young. Is it endangered?

[snapapple]

Oh I'm gonna get me that leaf. I'm bad, I'm mean, and that leaf doesn't stand a chance against me.

What? You looking at something? Fine, I'll leave the poor leaf alone.

Oh, I'm gonna get me that tree stump. Yeah, it's not match for me. I'm too tough.



What a cute little guy. Is he really a panda? He kind of looks like a cross between a panda and a racoon! :roflNice shots!

[Khaos]

I'm not sure why I called it a red hair, it's actually called a Red Panda.





"The red panda (which is much smaller than the giant panda (http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailumela.htm)) resembles a raccoon in size and appearance. The red panda weighs 3 - 6 kg (7 - 13 lb). It lives in mountain forests with a bamboo (http://www.animalinfo.org/glossb.htm#bamboo) understory (http://www.animalinfo.org/glossu.htm#understory), at altitudes generally between 1500 and 4800 m (5000 - 15,700'). Red pandas almost exclusively eat bamboo (http://www.animalinfo.org/glossb.htm#bamboo). They are good tree climbers and spend most of their time in trees when not foraging. A female red panda picks a location such as a tree hollow or rock crevice for a maternal den, where she will bear 1 - 5 young. Red pandas are solitary, except for the mating period and the time when a mother and its young are together.
The red panda is found in a mountainous band from Nepal (http://www.animalinfo.org/country/nepal.htm) through northeastern India (http://www.animalinfo.org/country/india.htm) and Bhutan (http://www.animalinfo.org/country/bhutan.htm) and into China (http://www.animalinfo.org/country/china.htm), Laos (http://www.animalinfo.org/countind.htm) and northern Myanmar (http://www.animalinfo.org/country/myanmar.htm). It is rare and continues to decline. It has already become extinct in 4 of the 7 Chinese provinces in which it was previously found. The major threats to red pandas are loss and fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation (and the resulting loss of bamboo (http://www.animalinfo.org/glossb.htm#bamboo)) for timber, fuel and agricultural land; poaching for the pet and fur trades; and competition from domestic livestock."






Found on: http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailufulg.htm

[riddim_maker]

[quote=Khaos]I'm not sure why I called it a red hair, it's actually called a Red Panda.



Thanks for the info on this rare subject.

[Harryb]

Excellent shots of an unusual subject. :thumb

[saurora]

Nice, sharp shots of a really cute animal! I bet he's not so cute natured, though....look at those claws!!! Probably can land a good nip, too! :D

[ehughes]

What a cool looking animal... Thanks for sharing these

[CookieS]

NIce shots and cute dialog. I love zoos that have natural environs. i hate shooting thru bars and chain link.

[Dick on Aruba]

Beautiful animal, well captured.

Dick.