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Giant Pandas-Inquirer Project

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GIANT PANDAS

BY: SAMANTHA DENNIS PERIOD 2/3 DATE: 9/10 AND 9/17
Photo by spencer77

THE REASONS I PICKED GIANT PANDAS

  • They are my favorite animal even though I didn't know much about them.
  • I have seen pandas at the zoo and I think they are amazing.
  • I wanted to learn more about them.
  • They are an endangered species so I wanted to learn a lot about them.
Photo by theqspeaks

Fact #1
Pandas are called giant pandas or panda bears to tell them apart from red pandas, who they are not related to.

Fact #2
Pandas belong to the Carnivora even though their diet is 99% bamboo.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

Fact #3
Giant pandas live in mountain ranges in China because they were driven out of lower lands. People started farming in the pandas areas and pushed them to higher grounds.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

Fact #4
Giant pandas are an endangered species and in 2007 the count of pandas in captivity in China was 239 and the count of pandas out of captivity in China was 27.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

Photo by Mike Johnston

Fact #5
Female pandas weigh 10-20% less than male pandas.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda

Fact #6
Male pandas weigh up to 250 pounds in the wild and female pandas weigh 220 pounds or less in the wild.
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/

Fact #7
Wild pandas can live 15-20 years and pandas in captivity can live up to 30 years.
www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/panda/facts.htm

Photo by dbking

Fact #8
Baby pandas live with their mothers from one and a half to three years after birth.
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/

Photo by fortherock

Fact Credits
1. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda
2. nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/
3. www.travelchinaguide. com/intro/panda/facts.htm

Picture Credits
All pictures from the Haiku Deck app.