Panda is a photograph by Dawn Gari which was uploaded on January 31st, 2014.
Title
Panda
Artist
Dawn Gari
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A Chinese Panda looking for a bamboo shoot to eat in the early morning.
The panda (大熊猫, panda bear, or the giant panda) not to be confused with the unrelated red panda, is a bear[ native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is over 99% bamboo. Pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents or carrion. In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food.[
The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.
The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species.
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January 31st, 2014
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Comments (20)
Felicia Tica
A special foto shooting fotrthe panda bear and a challenge for the photograph! Wonderful capture! L