Appearance
The adult panda, weighing about 200 to 300 pounds (90 to 140 kilograms), has a white heavy body, black legs, and a broad band of black across its shoulders. It has a massive round head, short snout, and small, round black ears. The panda has a white face with black patches around each eye. The panda usually grows to about 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters) in length, measures 4 and a half feet high, and has a short tail. They have plantigrade feet, that is, both heel and toes make contact with the ground when walking, in a manner similar to humans. Habitat Pandas live in bamboo forests on upper mountain slopes of western and southwestern China. The size of their home range, when compared to the home ranges of bear species, is quite small. The panda's home range, in general, will vary from 3.8 to 6.5 square kilometers, or 1.5 to 2.5 square miles; it shares its range with other pandas. Female pandas tend to stay in smaller ranges than males do. The female's range is only about 30 to 40 hectares(75 to 100 acres), which is small in comparison with the male's range which is larger and overlaps the home ranges of several females. Endangered Pandas are rare today and are protected by law in China. In 1963, the first panda was exhibited in a zoo outside of China. Today, there are more than a dozen pandas in most zoos. Pandas can be seen in zoos in Washington D.C, Mexico City, London, Tokyo, Madrid, Paris, and Berlin. All pandas in zoos are given double names; this is a Chinese custom, which indicates affection. Scientists study the zoo pandas in hope to learn how to save wild pandas from extinction. There are only about 700 to 1000 pandas alive in the world today. |
Appearance
Killer whales have black backs,white chests and sides, and white circles above and behind their eyes.Killer whales have a single blow-hole, pectoral flippers, flukes and a dorsal fin. Habitat Although they often prefer cold water killer whales can be found in all the oceans of the world from the Antarctic to the tropical regions of the earths oceans. Unlike most whales which follow certain migration patterns throughout the seasons the killer whale tends to migrate toward wherever their food is. In some regions the migration of killer whales are influenced by fish and various other pray, while in other locations they will move in response to where seal or hearing migrating to. Endangered Due to their large size, intelligence, playfulness and ability to be trained killer whales have become a very popular crowd pleaser at aquariums and aquatic theme parks. Some activists argue that keeping killer whales in captivity creates high levels of stress amongst killer whales because of their need for social interaction, open space and family as it is part of their natural social structure. The average life expectancy of killer whales can be reduced by as much as 2/3 when living in captivity causing many of them to only live till around the age of 20. |
There are many other animals that are endangered. Please do not kill, hunt, or eat endangered animals, the world needs them to be here.