Red Panda Behavior

Red Panda Behavior

Marking territory

How did it evolve? Develop?

Fun Red Panda Facts

• This behavior could have evolved from their relative the giant panda
• Giant pandas also spray urine to mark their territory
• The behavior could have developed when red pandas are young, they are with their mother a long time so they can get it from her

• Why choose this behavior?
• It is similar to what dogs & cats do
• Something new I did not know about them
• There are several ways they do this

• The coat a Red Panda has helps it camouflage when it is among trees of reddish-brown color
• They use their tail as a blanket when in chilly mountain heights
• Red Pandas are relatives to the giant panda and raccoon
• Like a giant panda they posses a modified wrist bone (acts like a thumb)

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What mechanisms causes this?

What does the Red Panda do?

Red Panda Fun Facts

• One of the ways they can mark is by urinating
• Scent- marking anal glands: these secrete a dark pungent fluid that marks territory
• Scents from glands on the pads on the pads of their feet

• Mammal
• Diet: Herbivore (especially bamboo)
• Live: mountains of Nepal & Northern Myanmar, also central China
• In the Wild: Can live up to 8 years
• Size:Head-body: 20 to 26 inches, Tail 12 to 20 inches
• Weight: 12 to 20lbs
• Protection status: Endangered

• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-panda/
• https://redpandanetwork.org/red_panda/about-the-red-panda/
• http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/asiatrail/redpanda/factsheet.cfm
• https://worldwildlife.org/species/red-panda

• They spend most of their time living on trees
• When foraging; most activity occurs at night and the hours of dusk and dawn
• They are shy and solitary, except when mating, and when the young are born
• They are efficient climbers thanks to their semi-retractable claws

What's it survival value?

Mating and new born young

4 questions about behavior

• Mating occurs on ground but females give birth to young (usually two) within a nest on a hollow tree
• Females give birth in spring and summer
• Young are born blind and helpless
• The young stay in nest for about 90 days up to a year
• Young can open their eyes after 18 days of being born

• What are the mechanisms that cause it?
• How does it develop?
• What is its survival value?
• How did it evolve?

• Red pandas are territorial- marking their territory helps them out
• The survival value of marking their territory is that other males will know not to go into the territory that has been marked
• They can sniff and lick the area that has been marked by other red pandas
• There may be times that males may fight other males over territory or mates (rarely happens)
• When meeting males will arch backs & lower their head, they will stand up on hind legs and beat each oher with paws
• Communicating vocally can also threaten others with their "huff-quack" sound
• There is a "twitter" and "whistle" that are used as warning calls