panda

panda (pàn´de) noun
1. A rare, bearlike mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of the mountains of China and Tibet (Xizang), having woolly fur with distinctive black and white markings. Also called giant panda, panda bear.
2. A small, raccoonlike mammal (Ailurus fulgens) of northeast Asia, having reddish fur, white face markings, and a long ringed tail. Also called lesser panda, red panda.
[French, perhaps of Nepalese origin.]

panda

panda (pàn´de), two nocturnal Asian MAMMALS, the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) and giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The red panda, or lesser panda, resembles a RACCOON and is found in the Himalayas and the mountains of W China and N Myanmar. The giant panda resembles a BEAR, although it is anatomically more like a raccoon; it lives in the high bamboo forests of central China. Its body is mostly white, with black limbs, ears, and eye patches; adults weight from 200 to 300 lb (90 to 140 kg). Low reproduction rates and human encroachment on its habitat have seriously endangered the giant panda.

PANDA The best known of endangered species, they are often called "bears" but actually belong to a family of their own, closely allied to racoons. The panda has the digestive system of a carnivore, but long ago adapted to a vegetarian diet and now feeds almost exclusively on the stems and leaves of bamboo. Panda cubs weigh only 90g at birth. Fully grown pandas weigh 100kg, and live 10 to 15 years.

• 604 label Panda located in New York
• Entity: Shapeshifters
• acid  punk track _Tao Tao (Psychik Panda)_ MP3 (256k) by Pandapunk
• lo fi neo psychedelia track _Panda Bear_ MP3 by Of Montreal off of _The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy_ on Kindercore (1998)

• experimental space rock entity Avey Tare & Panda Bear
  • track _Bat You'll Fly_ MP3 (160k) off of _Spirt They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished_ on Animal (2000)
  • release _Danse Manatee_ on Catsup Plate (2001)
    • _Meet The Light Child_ MP3 (192k)
    • _In The Music Box_ MP3 (56k)
• track _Playful Panda_ MP3 by Nullsleep
• math rock track _Panda Strong_ MP3 (160k) by Oxes off of s/t on Monitor (2000)
• track _Panda Song_ MP3 (192k) by Oxes off of s/t on Monitor (2000)
• post rock track _Flat Panda_ MP3 (192k) by Dianogah off of _Millions Of Brazilians_ on Southern (2002)
• track _Eleven Million Panda Bears In Bondage (Venetian Snares Remix)_ MP3 (256k) by Cex off of _Connected Series #2_ 12" on Klankrieg #005 (2001)
• twee pop track _Math Quest_ MP3 by Panda Riot
• track _Panda_ MP3 (192k) by Ilkae off of _Pistachio Island_  CD on Merck #007 (2001)
• At birth a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

Usenet: alt.animals.pandas

pOrtal:
Panda Cam at the San Diego Zoo

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