Red Panda

Red Panda, a small but beautiful creature, has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs; it is roughly the size of a domestic cat though with a longer body. These endangered Himalayan species are smaller and are more commonly referred to as red foxes. They have the body of a cat and the head of a panda.

The eastern Himalayas are home to this little arboreal mammal. It prefers to dwell in temperate regions among deciduous and coniferous forests, where it feeds on a variety of foods like fruit, acorns, roots, eggs, birds, and insects. This is in contrast to other mountain animals. It is a solitary species that spends most of its time active at night and resting during the day. Other names for it include the red cat-bear, the red bear-cat, and the smaller panda. Due to habitat degradation, poaching, and fragmentation, the Red Panda population is in danger of going extinct. So, the next time you go on an expedition to the Himalayan Jungle, try to find them perched on bamboo trees.