小熊猫

Red panda is a close relative1 of giant panda.It is less popular， but it is discovered 48 yearsbefore giant panda. Red panda lives in mountainforests. It can be found in the Nepal， India，Bhutan， China， Laos and Myanmar.

Red panda is listed as endangered species2because their living places are smaller and smaller，and a larger number of them get killed by people.Here are some interesting things about red panda：

Red panda is also known as “Fire Fox”because of its appearance. It can grow to 20 to 26inches long and 7 to 14 pounds3 in weight. Its tail4can be 12 to 20 inches long.

Red panda spends most of its life in the trees.Red panda moves slowly and carefully on the ground.

Red panda eats both plants and animals. It usually eats bamboo5， but it alsoeats fruit， roots， eggs and small animals.

Red panda eats 200，000 leaves of bamboo per day. Red panda rests6 most ofthe day because it needs to save the energy7. Red panda is active8 in the morningand late afternoon.

Mother red panda prepares nest of sticks and grass and takes care of the babieson her own. Babies are born blind9 and their ears are closed. Young red pandas stayin the nest during the first three months of their life. They will stay with their motheruntil the next breeding10 season. Red panda can live 7 to 8 years in the wild and upto 14 years in zoo.

小熊猫是大熊猫的近亲。它没有大熊猫那么受欢迎，但它比大熊猫早48 年被人发现。小熊猫生活在山林里，分布在尼泊尔、印度、不丹、中国、老挝和缅甸等国家。

小熊猫被列为濒危物种，因为它们的栖息地越来越小，而且大量的小熊猫被人类捕杀。以下是一些关于小熊猫的趣事：小熊猫因其外形也被称为“火狐”。它可以长到20 到 26 英寸长，7 到 14 磅重，尾巴可以有12 到20 英寸长。

小熊猫一生中大部分时间都在树上度过，在地面上的时候它们会小心翼翼地慢慢移动。

小熊猫既吃植物也吃动物。它通常吃竹子，但也吃水果、根茎、蛋和小动物。

小熊猫每天吃 20 万片竹叶，一天大部分时间都在休息，因为它需要节省精力。小熊猫在早上和傍晚的时候比较活跃。

小熊猫妈妈准备好树枝和草做的窝后，会独自照顾小熊猫幼崽。幼崽出生时是失明的，耳朵是闭合的。小熊猫在出生后的头三个月待在窝里。它们会和妈妈待在一起，直到下一个繁殖季节到来。小熊猫在野外能活7 到8 年，在动物园能活14 年。