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Red panda
'Red pandas have a sort of extra thumb on their front paws. This enables them to grip bamboo firmly.'
Discover in real lifeFood:
bamboo, berries, blossoms and small leaves
Lifespan:
14 years on average
Weight:
3.7 to 6.2 kilograms
Gestation period:
about 4.5 months
Number of young:
1 to 4 young
Habitat:
Himalayan mountains
IUCN status
endangered
EEP?
yes
Life in the trees
If you look at a red panda’s teeth, you might think they eat meat. Yet red pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo. Apart from their molars, their stomach and intestines are also designed to digest meat. As a result, red pandas derive very little energy from bamboo. That is why you almost never see them being active. When they are not eating, they lie curled up high up in a tree, fast asleep.
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Theme area: On the Move
You can see the red panda in the ‘On the Move’ theme area. Here, you’ll discover how animals move around and why moving, or, conversely, staying still, is important for survival.
Habitat and threats
The red panda lives in the Himalayan Mountains. This area covers several countries in South Asia such as Nepal, China, India, Bhutan and Pakistan. The status of the red panda is endangered. This species is threatened by deforestation and illegal poaching, among other things.
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Species conservation in Eindhoven Zoo
Did you know that more than4000 animal speciesare threatened with extinction? Eindhoven Zoo works together with about 325 European zoos to preserve and protect these species. We form the European Zoo Association (EAZA). Together we ensure healthy reserve populations of species with management programs (EEPs).
The Red Panda at Eindhoven Zoo is also part of an EEP. Each EEP has a coordinator who manages the zoo population and maintains a studbook with data on a species. Together with a committee, the coordinator gives advice on which animals are allowed to have offspring together and whether animals need to move to another zoo to do so. In this way, the chances of healthy offspring and thus keeping the species alive are greatest. Animals with an EEP can be recognized in Eindhoven Zoo by the logo of a rhino and her calf on the signs.
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Species conservation in the wild
Through the Wildlife Foundation, Eindhoven Zoo supports nearly thirty conservation projects around the world. The red panda is also helped in the wild. Every year Stichting Wildlife donates to Red Panda Network. This foundation protects the red panda and their habitat in the Himalaya Mountains through education and cooperation with the local population.
More info about Red Panda Network