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| “When I’m not busy being the Dragon Warrior, I spend all of my time relaxing, eating, and sleeping. Bamboo and chill?” Phot by Vincenzo Cortez |
Common name: Giant Panda
Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Picture taken in Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Japan in July 2016.
This panda seems to be indulged in its meal and enjoying life.
About Giant Pandas
In its free time, the Panda simply sits,
sleeps, and eats stems, leaves, and shoots of bamboo. It follows this daily
routine religiously, but its irresistible cuteness, gentleness, and charm make
it nevertheless very loveable. When you see clothes, hats, and apparel with a
panda design, worry not, for these are only prints and not actual pandas that
have been hunted.
Many pandas are now in zoos, so that they
will be taken care of properly, as to avoid extinction. In the bamboo forests
of China, though, Pandas help by spreading seeds and helping vegetation grow.
This affects a broader part of the ecosystem and helps save other endangered
animals in the same environment. And although the Giant Panda was once an
endangered species, the world’s efforts to preserve them proved to be
effective.
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Photo and description by Vincenzo Cortez
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