Panda Bear

The Panda Bear is a probably the most famous Endangered Animal. It lives in six small areas located in China,where it's called  "Xiongmao", which means Giant Cat Bear.

The Panda was believed to have magical powers that could ward off natural disasters and evil spirits.  Writings about the Pandas can be traced back 3,000 years.  They were even kept as pets by Chinese Emperors.

The Panda was first introduced to the Western world in 1869 by a French missionary.  He sent a pelt to a Museum in Paris.

Panda Bears eat over fifteen different kinds of Bamboo.  Because of a inefficient intestinal system the Panda must feed for 12 to 16 hours a day, they can consume 22 to 40 pounds of Bamboo each day.  When they eat fresh Bamboo shoots they eat about 84 pounds every day.

The giant panda bear only exists today in China. The habitat, suitable for the bamboo on which it survives, is a cold, damp coniferous forest. The elevation ranges from 4,000 to 11,000 feet high. In most of the areas in which they still roam wild, they must compete with farmers who farm the river valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains.

Only the possibility to see one of these amazing creatures worth travel to China. They are only 1000 left in the world :( , many of them starv to death because of the lack of new bamboo areas to move to.