Red Pandas

Based on the information in the article, which of the following statements is true about red pandas?

• Red pandas are more closely related to giant pandas than to raccoons.

• Red pandas are more closely related to raccoons than to giant pandas.

• Red pandas are a species of bear.

• Red pandas are a species of raccoon.

Why does a red panda have to eat two to four pounds of bamboo leaves and shoots a day, even though they only weigh six to fourteen pounds themselves?

According to the article, why do red pandas spend most of their time in trees?

• They are better able to locate their prey from above the ground.

• They build nests in the trees where they spend the winter months.

• They are fearful that people will capture them if they remain on the ground.

• They can quickly escape from and stay out of the reach of predators.

Put a check mark next to the dangers that red panda populations face.

• Forests are being cut down and replaced by farms.

• People illegally keep red pandas as exotic pets.

• Humans illegally hunt red pandas.

• Most red panda babies die before they are a year old.

Red Pandas are close relatives of Giant Pandas.

• true

• false

Red Pandas only eat bamboo.

• true

• false

Which animal likes to eat red pandas?

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Red pandas can defend themselves with a stinky spray like a skunk.

• true

• false

Red pandas can use their tails to stay warm when it is cold.

• true

• false

Red pandas are usually _ animals in the wild.

• solitary

• social