Giant panda
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The giant panda, also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. I
Grosser Panda
The Qinling panda has a light brown-and-white pattern.
The skull of a giant panda at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Close-up of giant panda at ZooParc in Beauval, France
Red panda
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The red panda, also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a
Giant panda
…the origin of the French word panda has been found. The closest candidate is the Nepali word ponya, possibly referring to the adapted wrist bone of the red panda, which is native to Nepal. In many older sources, the name "panda" or "common panda" refers to the red panda (Ailurus fulgens), which was described…
Red Panda, Gentle Tree Dweller of the Himalayas
Watercolour painting of a red panda commissioned by Thomas Hardwicke c. 1820
A. f. styani in western Yunnan, China
Reconstructed skull and head of Simocyon, a large carnivorous early relative of the modern red panda