A female red panda named Zein has become the newest resident of the Moscow Zoo. According to a zoo representative, a second such animal may be brought to Moscow next year.
A female red panda named Zein has become the newest resident of the Moscow Zoo.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
According to a zoo representative, a second such animal may be brought to Moscow next year.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
The Red Panda, also known as a lesser panda or red cat-bear, is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and south-western China.
Above: A year and a half old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: A year and a half old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
The wild population of red pandas is estimated to number less than 10 thousand mature specimens.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
The red panda has been classified as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
The red panda is a solitary creature. It is mainly active from dusk to dawn, and while it feeds mostly on bamboo, it is an omnivorous creature.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
Above: An 18-month old female red panda named Zein, brought to the Moscow Zoo from Dublin.
