Aiburopus
Melanoleucus

• The panda reproduces sexually
• The panda carries it’s babies in it’s womb so it’s internal
• The panda has a delay before the embryo implantation (before it becomes pregnant)

• Normally has 2 offspring
• The cubs are usually
5 oz.

• Lasts 4-5 months
• Reproduces every 2 years

• The females will use scent-marking (rubbing bums against trees and rocks) to attract mates
• Male pandas will compete for the female
• The female only wants to have a baby for 2-5 days so the male will have to wait to “make his move”

• The female panda reaches maturity between the ages of 4-
10 years
• But will only be able to mate 12-25 days in between mid-March and mid-May

• The males leave after mating
• The mother will only mother one of her two cubs the other she will abandon
• Carries cub everywhere for the first few weeks
• The cub will stay with the mother for 18 months

• In the zoo panda’s live to about 30 years
• In the wild they live to an estimated less than
20 years!

• Mainly in these
Chinese Provinces:
• The south of Gansu
Province
• Sichuan Province mountains
• Qin Ling Mountains of
Shaanxi Province
• As well as zoos and nature reserves
Red parts are where pandas live

• A grown panda will need to eat 28 lbs. of bamboo before it is full
• The panda is listed in the endangered species list the are approximately 1,590 pandas left in the wild due to loss of habitat.

• National Geographic, Home, Animals, Giant Panda, http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giantpanda/
• Presnall, Judith Janda : The Giant Panda, Lucent Books, San Diego, U.S.A, 1998
• Bears of the World, Giant Panda Bear, 2011 http://www.bearsoftheworld.net/giant_panda_bears.asp
• Panda Face, Title http://2.bp.blogspot.com/u7VBbs_oHlQ/TdRTBS2Sf1I/AAAAAAAAHOs/3rB6_5iuS5U/s1600/panda_2.jpg
• Test tube Panda, Slide 1 http://www.pandasliveon.com/.a/6a00e54eddaaeb8833014e5fb0319c970c-320wi
• Panda Baby, Slide 2 http://www.babydon.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/baby-panda.jpg
• Pregnant Panda, Slide 3 http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20030804/gallery/panda_goto.jpg
• Pregnant Panda Picture, Slide 4 http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20030804/gallery/panda_goto.jpg
• Mating Pandas, Slide 5 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EXopv5BJbnY/Sw3b5g-O51I/AAAAAAAACt0/hpm-
_QiLBpE/s1600/pandas-mating.jpg
• Panda, Slide 6 http://www.travelchinatour.com/images/china/szechuan/wolong-panda.jpg
• Old Panda Picture, Slide 7 http://english.chinatibetnews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site2/20090618/000ae4fd92470ba3facb2f.jpg
• Old Panda, Slide 8 http://english.chinatibetnews.com/images/attachement/jpg/site2/20090618/000ae4fd92470ba3facb2f.jpg
• Panda Territory Map, Slide 9 http://visions2200.com/Images/PandaMap2.jpg
• Pandas eating bamboo, Slide 10 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-
BMP2l6Hwvp4/TiAxeGx4CTI/AAAAAAAAD_M/XlC_mY3SoEw/s1600/panda-group-eating-bamboo.jpg
• Pandas in a Tree, Slide 10 http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmmifkFoAV1qzq6tlo1_500.jpg
• Want to Know it, Facts about Pandas, 2011 http://wanttoknowit.com/facts-about-pandas/