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cat bear: see panda panda, name for two nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora: the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
..... Click the link for more information. . panda, lesseror cat bear or bear catLong-tailed nocturnal raccoonlike carnivore (Ailurus fulgens, family Procyonidae) that inhabits high mountain forests in the Himalayas and adjacent eastern Asia. It is 20–26 in. (50–65 cm) long, excluding the 12–20-in. (30–50-cm) bushy, faintly ringed tail. It weighs 6–10 lbs (3–4.5 kg) and has soft, thick, reddish brown fur. The face is white, with a red-brown stripe from the eyes to the mouth. It eats plants, especially bamboo, and fruits and insects. Though an agile climber, it mostly feeds while on the ground. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Finally, Robert Hynes of the United States designed the last sheet, which includes the Green turtle, the Burrowing owl, Rajah Brooke's birdwing, and the Lesser panda. O'Brien and his colleagues have constructed "consensus phylogeny," indicating that the giant panda is a bear and the lesser panda is a raccoon. |
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