Giant Panda

The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca "black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal now usually classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China.

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Mammal - Bear - Ursidae - China

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Easily recognizable through its large, distinctive black patches on the eyes, ears and on its rotund body, the Giant Panda is one of the most endangered animals in the world: an estimated 1,600 pandas live in the wild and some 160 of them live in captivity, according to a 2004 census. http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/news.cfm?uNewsId=13641&uLangId=1

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Endangered - 2004

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