Monday, October 24, 2016

Red Panda
Red Pandas are not related to raccoons.



They are the only surviving member of their family, the Ailuridae.

Red Pandas are able to grasp bamboo through a genetic modification in their wrist bone, which is called the "Panda's Thumb".




















By BluSteel
(info from: Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute )
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