About the big Panda became widely known only in 1869. During this year the missionary and naturalist A. David brought from China to Europe several skins of an unknown animal purchased from Chinese hunters. Personally David of beasts not seen. Expert-zoologists are interested in a very unusual parcel. It was decided to organize several expeditions in search of the mysterious beast. By the time this beast has already had several names: Panda, "Ben-bei-zhung" (bei-zhung), which in Chinese means "white bear", bamboo bear, "Nyala poncha" (eater of bamboo).
However, no matter how trying the members of the expeditions to discover the wonder of the beast, their attempts were unsuccessful. Unusual Chinese bear did not want to appear unto men.
Only Madam Ruth Harkness, the representative of the United States of America, in 1936 managed to catch the first Panda called soo Lin and then the second, named Mei-Mei.
The giant Panda is a rare beast that combines the features of a bear and a raccoon. Is a mammal animal having the original black-and-white fur color. Unique on Earth the animal inhabits the mountainous regions of Central China: Sichuan and Tibet.
The giant Panda feeds on young shoots of bamboo. How is controlled with thin stalks boleslava Panda? She keeps them in the clutches and obsesive. Nature has endowed this animal is like a sixth finger. With its help, the giant Panda deftly managed with the thin stalks of bamboo.
The length of the body pandas, on average, is about 1.5 meters. Males are more powerful than the females. Panda cubs are tiny, less than 50 parent. They are born once a year or every two years. Parental responsibilities pandas perform well.
A wonderful animal is the giant Panda! The unusual story of its discovery, the origin of the mysterious, mysterious lifestyle, anatomy and amazing (the sixth finger). Nature likes to be original.