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The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...
Ailuropoda is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae.It contains one living and one or more fossil species of panda. [4] [5]Only one species—Ailuropoda melanoleuca—currently exists; the other three species are prehistoric chronospecies.
The Qinling panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis), also known as the brown panda, is a subspecies of the giant panda, discovered on November 15th, 1959, [1] but not recognized as a subspecies until June 30th, 2005. [2] [3] Besides the nominate subspecies, it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized.
The Smithsonian's National Zoo relaunched its extremely popular Giant Panda Cam on Friday, Jan. 24, giving the public its first "live" glimpse of the zoo's newest pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
Bao Li and Qing Bao, the two giant pandas from China, are 3 years old and arrived in October. After taking a few months to settle in, they're making their public debut at the National Zoo.
Ailuropodinae is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains only one extant species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of China.The fossil record of this group has shown that various species of pandas were more widespread across the Holarctic, with species found in places such as Europe, much of Asia, North America and even Africa.
WASHINGTON – Panda-monium has returned to the nation's capital. After more than a year without their popular giant pandas, the Smithsonian's National Zoo is set to debut its two latest black-and ...
The San Diego Zoo had Giant Pandas on-loan from China from 1996–2019 as part of the breeding program that successfully boosted the Giant Panda from "endangered" to "vulnerable." [ 57 ] The agreement for the San Diego Zoo to house the breeding pair of Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu ended in 2019, and the pandas returned on 27 April 2019. [ 58 ]