Species Project

Red Panda
By Nicole Rush Period 8
 Mating
 Both genders of the red panda can court each other.
 Mating is typically seasonal, between January and March.
 Usually, both genders have more than one mate.
 The red panda starts being able to reproduce at eight months old.
 http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/wild-kingdom/videos/red-panda-mating-season/
Pregnancy
 The females of the species carry the pregnancy.
 The gestation period can be anywhere from 112 to
158 days long.
 The baby red pandas are birthed just like humans.
 The babies are born deaf and blind.
 A few days before birth, mothers will collect
material to build a nest that is normally located in a
hollow tree or rock crevice.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wALaAKoBdZ
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 Offspring
 Red pandas are raised by only their mother.
 On average, 1-4 cubs are born during each
birth.
 The red pandas survive by learning from
their mothers. They learn to only eat the
youngest, and most tender shoots and leaves
of bamboo.
 Many red pandas don’t survive to adulthood
due to a loss of habitat.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOH27
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