My interest in the Giant Panda started when I was six years old, and went to the zoo with my first grade class. I was mesmerized by these beautiful bears with amazing color. The panda bear has black ears, black patches on its eyes, black legs and black arms that stretches across the panda bears back. It might have been their color pattern that I love so much that attracted me to them. I collect small panda bear figures, that I keep on the top shelf in my room. When I was younger I had no idea about the dangers these beautiful creatures would one day be on the endangered species list. As a child I assumed they would always be at the zoo for everyone to see, but I was wrong. The Giant Panda faces many challenges that threaten their existence. One threat is poachers who slaughter the panda bear for their fur. Another reason panda bears are endangered is because of the destruction and degradation of their habitat. The last thing that threatens the existence is the panda bears low reproductive rate. There are several groups working to save the panda bear such as WWF, and the Winton Foundation for the Welfare of Bears. Although the panda bear faces many challenges that threaten their existence, I believe they have a good chance for survival. …show more content…
Giant Pandas living in captivity have been known to live up to thirty years. The Giant Panda reaches sexual maturity at five and a half to six and half years (WWF, 1). Pandas breed only once a year (WWF, 1). “Mating season is from March to May and individual females are in heat from two to seven days” (WWF, 1). While in heat, a female may mate with several males (WWF,1). Females only give birth to a single cub in the wild, in captivity twins is more common due to artificial insemination. Giant Pandas give birth about one every two years. Once a cub is born, the cub stays with the mother for about one and a half years, until the mother is
Briahna Bishop March 28, 2016 Dr. Zeng M/W 8:00 a.m. The Giant Panda Express The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a beloved creature known to the world. However, it is also a creature that is critically endangered and faces extinction.
Many hunters argue that the protectiveness towards grizzly bears is oriented more towards emotion than environmental sustainability. Researchers at the BC Raincoast Conservation Foundation have been devoted to fighting the hunt for over a decade now. Although they do signify that emotion is a part of their reason for banning hunting bears, they like to focus on the ecological and ethical aspects of the hunt. There is a big controversy over the fact that if there is a sustainable number of bears in the environment and people are allowed to kill them, then why is the surplus of humans allowed to grow?
Imagine wanting not a puppy, but a tiger for your birthday, imagine the expenses of that tiger and the dangers and hazards of owning that tiger. Do you really think it’s a good idea to get that tiger? No, it’s not. It’s a lot of work, and it’s also very dangerous. Exotic animals are not good to buy and have. If you buy that cute tiger, it will eventually grow up and not be so cute, it will be dangerous and strong, it’s also a wild animal and it’s very unpredictable, also there are many diseases you can catch from that tiger, and there are many dangers of having that tiger as well. (Long sentence)
An ailuropoda melanoleuca is also known simply as a giant panda. Giant pandas love bamboo, and that’s how they’re big. They also need shelter like any other animal, that keeps them safe, and where they can sleep. Pandas have fur obviously, and that keeps them warm, cozy, and fluffy! This research report about pandas will explain how pandas survive, and how they continue their panda family generation for other years in the near future, but sadly pandas are endangered and there’s only
Females generally start breeding at about three or four years of age and usually produce only one offspring each year. However, not all females in a wild population will breed each year. Some produce offspring only every two or three years, depending on factors such as the age of the female and the quality of the habitat. (Ryan) In the average female's life span of about twelve years, this means that one female may produce only 5 or 6 offspring over her lifetime.
We should put all of our effort into making sure the “Giant Pandas” across the world does not go extinct. Why? It’s because we are able to do so and without them it affects us in many ways we don’t even realize. Pandas help forests by spreading seeds, helping the vegetation to grow, and without forests we won’t have trees, and without trees our oxygen decreases and more, which leads to the extinction of humans. It turns out to be a whole food chain that ends up with nothing on it. Also to add that it will affect other species living in these forests. That may sound dramatic but over time that is very much possible. Pandas are culturally valuable too, so it would be so tragic if they were to never exist again.
My interest for The Chinese pangolin started when I watched The Wild Kratts on PBS kids. I would always ask my mother if we could go to the zoo to see them. When we would go to the Zoo I would never see them, so I would ask a zookeeper why there were no Chinese at the zoo? I was surprised to find that there were eight species of Chinese pangolin and that they were extremely endangered. One of the threats to Chinese pangolin is being poached for their scales which are used in medicine. Another threat to the Chinese pangolins is that they are hunted for their meat and eaten as a high-end cuisine. Because the killing threats of Chinese pangolins increasing every year, and the good intentions of the African Wildlife Foundation and the ICUN SSC Chinese pangolin
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was a paleontologist and his technical research was in the field of evolutionary biology. Steven Gould along with Niles Eldredge developed the theory of punctuated equilibrium ("Stephen Jay Gould"). This theory is a revision of Darwinian theory. Darwinian theory suggests that evolution change occurs slowly over time. The theory of punctuated equilibrium speculated that evolutionary changes does not occur slowly, but rather in rapid bursts over short periods of time; short as in: thousands of years; which are then followed by long periods of time where organisms undergo little, to no, further changes. Gould met with a lot of criticism in his career, much like Charles Darwin. Gould was also known for his writings. One compiled book of essays called, “The Panda’s Thumb”; a particular essay called, “Natural Selection and the Human Brain: Darwin vs. Wallace” stuck out to me the most. This is where he suggests, “that dwarf sit atop of the shoulders of giants” (Gould). I believe this to mean that
If you have ever seen a Red Panda at the zoo, then you know they are cute animals but, did you know that they are also endangered? Red Pandas are endangered badly. Red pandas are endangered because of accidental trapping and illegal trading. That has caused the population of red pandas to decrease to around 10,000 pandas in all! Red Pandas live in the mountains of Nepal and northern Myanmar and in Central China. Did you know Red Pandas also have been endangered for the last 50 years.
Dragons are amazing creatures, but the one question about them is did dragons ever exist? Of course there are many more questions about dragons like: What do dragons eat? , How do dragons fly?, and How do dragons breathe fire? Those are all very good questions, some we may know the answers to and some we may never know the answers to. Depending on who you ask, you will hear different things, some people will say they existed, some will say they never existed and some will say they still exist today.
...ing pandas pose for pictures. The pandas are starved so they will be more obedient when being photographed. Jill Robinson of Animals Asia: ''They are clearly victims of training using negative reinforcement, constant beating and lack of food until they get the trick right. '' To make sure the bears do not pose a threat to their trainers, they have their teeth and claws filed down. Animals are deprived of their basic right to live healthily.
MATING: Siberian tigers mate in winter months and following a 3-5 month gestation period, the female produces 3-4 cubs. Cubs weigh just over 2 pounds each and are born blind. The small litter of cubs stay close to their mother for the first 8 weeks of life. By 18 months, the young are capable of hunting on their own. Young stay with their mother for 2 years, at which time they leave the pact and travel solo. The life span of the Siberian tiger is 15 years in the wild, and significantly longer in captivity.
The Asian elephant faces major reasons why it’s losing its habitat. They are endangered because of habitat loss where humans do recall that they are not good neighbors with the elephants and they start shooting them. Hunters have started killing elephants due to the search of ivory. Due to these circumstances the Asian elephant faces, now hunting elephants is no longer legal in many African countries. In the future, if everyone puts an effort to help maintain awareness of the decline of the endangered species, then there will be a less decline of the quantities of the Asian elephant. I can recall that when I was at the zoo looking at the Asian elephant, a zookeeper came up to me and started to explain to me background information about this animal and how one should be aware that it’s an endangered
Red Pandas are very much like raccoons, they are very peaceful creatures too! These Pandas have distance markings and markings. They have reddish-brown fur on its upper body, which is used for camouflage. It has a white snout and ears, with white streaks on their face. Red Pandas look nothing like an ordinary panda, this Panda has similar characteristics to a raccoon. It has a covering of red fur like the raccoon. The Red Panda is very small, the body size can range from twenty to twenty-five inches. Also they can weigh up to 8-12 pounds. They have very interesting and unique features. The Red Panda like the Giant Panda has an extra thumb which is used to grip things. They also have extra long whiskers which is used to navigate their environment at night. The Red Panda doesn't live very long compared to a human. The average life span of a Red Panda is 8-12 years. This creature rests during the day and is alive during the night. They are nocturnal which means that they hunt during the night and sleep during the day.
The ears, eye patches, legs, and shoulder band are black. The rest of the body is whitish. Adults are 4 to 6 feet long and may weigh up to 350 pounds, about the same size as the American black bear. However, unlike the black bear, giant pandas do not hibernate and cannot walk on their hind legs. The giant panda has unique front paws-one of the wrist bones is enlarged and elongated and is used like a thumb, enabling the giant panda to grasp stalks of bamboo. They also have very powerful jaws and teeth to crush bamboo.