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Theme: “Giant Panda - animal of the Red book”
Слайд 2Contents:
Biological features of the giant panda;
Habitat of the giant panda;
The
present state of giant pandas;
Modern problems of resettlement of giant
pandas.
Слайд 3Giant Panda
Type: Mammal
Diet: Omnivore
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus
and species:
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Average life span in
the wild: 20 years
Size: 4 to 5 ft
Weight: 140 kg
Protection status: Endangered
Слайд 4PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
The giant panda, a black-and-white bear, has
a body typical of bears. It has black fur on
ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal's coat is white.
Слайд 5SIZE:
Giant pandas stand between two and three feet
tall at the shoulder, and reach four to six feet
long. Males are larger than females, weighing up to 250 pounds in the wild. Females
rarely reach 220 pounds.
Слайд 6DIET:
A wild giant panda’s diet is almost exclusively
bamboo. The balance consists of other grasses and occasional small
rodents or musk deer fawns. In zoos, giant pandas eat sugar cane, rice gruel, a special high-fiber biscuit, apples, and sweet potatoes.
Слайд 7FEEDING ADAPTIONS:
A giant panda’s digestive system is more
similar to that of a carnivore than an herbivore, and
so much of what is eaten is passed as waste. To make up for the inefficient digestion, a panda needs to consume a comparatively large amount of food—from 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo each day.
Слайд 8REPRODUCTION:
Giant pandas reach breeding maturity between 4 and
8 years of age. They may be reproductive until about
age 20.
At birth, panda cubs typically weigh 4-8oz (100–200g) and measure around 6 inces (15cm) long.
Слайд 9HABITAT:
Giant pandas live in broadleaf and coniferous forests
with a dense understory of bamboo, at elevations between
5,000
and 10,000 feet.
Слайд 10GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION:
Giant pandas live in a few mountain
ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.
Слайд 11LIFESTYLE:
A wild panda spends much of its day
resting, feeding, and seeking food. Unlike other bears from temperate
climates, giant pandas do not hibernate.
Слайд 12OVERVIEW
Despite their exalted status and relative lack of
natural predators, pandas are endangered. Severe threats from humans have
left fewer than 1,600 pandas in the wild.
Слайд 13STATUS:
The giant panda is listed as endangered in
the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Species.
There are about 1,600 left in the wild.
Слайд 14HABITAT LOSS
Forest destruction also reduces pandas’ access to
the bamboo they need to survive. The Chinese government has
established more than 50 panda reserves, but only around 61% of the country’s panda population is protected by these reserves.
Слайд 15list of references:
http://www.defenders.org
http://nationalzoo.si.edu
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com
http://en.wikipedia.org