小熊貓

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Red panda is a close relative1 of giant panda.It is less popular， but it is discovered 48 yearsbefore giant panda. Red panda lives in mountainforests. It can be found in the Nepal， India，Bhutan， China， Laos and Myanmar.

Red panda is listed as endangered species2because their living places are smaller and smaller，and a larger number of them get killed by people.Here are some interesting things about red panda：

Red panda is also known as “Fire Fox”because of its appearance. It can grow to 20 to 26inches long and 7 to 14 pounds3 in weight. Its tail4can be 12 to 20 inches long.

Red panda spends most of its life in the trees.Red panda moves slowly and carefully on the ground.

Red panda eats both plants and animals. It usually eats bamboo5， but it alsoeats fruit， roots， eggs and small animals.

Red panda eats 200，000 leaves of bamboo per day. Red panda rests6 most ofthe day because it needs to save the energy7. Red panda is active8 in the morningand late afternoon.

Mother red panda prepares nest of sticks and grass and takes care of the babieson her own. Babies are born blind9 and their ears are closed. Young red pandas stayin the nest during the first three months of their life. They will stay with their motheruntil the next breeding10 season. Red panda can live 7 to 8 years in the wild and upto 14 years in zoo.

小熊貓是大熊貓的近親。（剩余410字）