Caleb wrote a great paper about pandas for a school assignment. He decided to present it in blog format. You are the lucky ones who get to read it.
Pandas
What do you know about pandas? Pandas are interesting because people don’t
know that much about them. But,
scientists go to zoos and China and study them.
We are learning more about them all the time.
The habitat of the giant panda is China. They live in the rocky mountains of
China. The mountains are covered in
bamboo. The climate is humid and
cold. In the summer it gets warmer.
Pandas look black and white.
Their fur is waterproof and rough.
No one knows why they have black and white fur. But, some scientists think the giant pandas
have black and white fur for camouflage in the forest. Giant pandas have 5 fingers and a thumb. So they can rip apart bamboo shoots to eat
them. The giant panda’s DNA is similar
to other bears.
Do you know what Pandas eat?
Pandas eat chiefly bamboo shoots.
They can also eat berries, nuts, fish and birds. They need to eat 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo
each day. Pandas were originally
carnivores, but as they started to disappear in other parts of Asia, they
became more vegetarian.
Did you know that pandas live to be 25 to 40 years old? Babies are born in dens or holes in
trees. When they are born, they are
small enough to fit in a hot dog bun.
They stay with their mother for two years. Pandas start families when they are 4 years
old.
Pandas are pretty cool animals. But they are endangered. You can help pandas by learning about them in
zoos and in China.
Caleb Abbott, panda lover extraordinaire.
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