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Español:
El oso panda o panda gigante (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) es una especie de mamífero del orden Carnivora y, aunque hay una gran controversia al respecto, los últimos estudios de su ADN lo engloban como miembro de la familia de los osos (Ursidae), siendo el oso de anteojos su pariente más cercano.

El número de pandas salvajes en China está estimado en 1600. En 2000 se contaban 1114 ejemplares, esparcidos por territorios que tienen una superficie total de 23.000 km² en las provincias de Sichuan, Gansu y Shaanxi. Estudios en 2006, basados en exámenes de ADN extraído de excrementos de panda, indican que podría haber 3.000 animales en libertad. Existen 239 pandas gigantes en cautiveiro en China. Más de un centenar de ellos están en un centro especializado en Sichuan. Otros 20 especímenes se encuentran distribuidos por los principales zoológicos del mundo.

English:
The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda's diet is 99% bamboo. Other parts of its diet include honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, and bananas when available.

The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity.

The number of wild pandas in China is estimated at 1600. In 2000 there were 1114 specimens, scattered territories with a total area of 23,000 km ² in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. Studies in 2006, based on examination of DNA extracted from panda droppings, show that 3,000 animals could be released. There are 239 giant pandas in Captivity in China. Over a hundred of them are in a specialized center in Sichuan. Another 20 specimens are distributed by major zoos in the world.

M.

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Description
Español:
El oso panda o panda gigante (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) es una especie de mamífero del orden Carnivora y, aunque hay una gran controversia al respecto, los últimos estudios de su ADN lo engloban como miembro de la familia de los osos (Ursidae), siendo el oso de anteojos su pariente más cercano.

El número de pandas salvajes en China está estimado en 1600. En 2000 se contaban 1114 ejemplares, esparcidos por territorios que tienen una superficie total de 23.000 km² en las provincias de Sichuan, Gansu y Shaanxi. Estudios en 2006, basados en exámenes de ADN extraído de excrementos de panda, indican que podría haber 3.000 animales en libertad. Existen 239 pandas gigantes en cautiveiro en China. Más de un centenar de ellos están en un centro especializado en Sichuan. Otros 20 especímenes se encuentran distribuidos por los principales zoológicos del mundo.

English:
The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda's diet is 99% bamboo. Other parts of its diet include honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, and bananas when available.

The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity.

The number of wild pandas in China is estimated at 1600. In 2000 there were 1114 specimens, scattered territories with a total area of 23,000 km ² in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. Studies in 2006, based on examination of DNA extracted from panda droppings, show that 3,000 animals could be released. There are 239 giant pandas in Captivity in China. Over a hundred of them are in a specialized center in Sichuan. Another 20 specimens are distributed by major zoos in the world.

M.

Copyright © Miguel Mejía Aguilar
All rights reserved.
My images may not be reproduced in any form without my written permission.