People once thought the red panda was related to bears or raccoons, but they are actually their own genus, Ailuridae. Within the genus, there are two species: fulgens fulgens and fulgens refulgens.

However, the plot thickens as the red panda was first discovered in 1825, while the giant panda was discovered much later in 1869, acquiring the name ‘panda’ as both species share similar feeding ...

Every year, on the third Saturday of September, the world unites to observe International Red Panda Day—an occasion dedicated ...

Red panda: Endangered in the wild, its survival looks precarious The red panda is not one species but two, according to DNA evidence. Already endangered due to hunting and habitat loss ...

By Bobby Bascomb Just 0.7% of the world’s land surface is home to one-third of the world’s most threatened and unique ...

The Hammerschmiede fossil site in southern Germany has yielded finds from about 11.5 million years ago that have rewritten ...

International Red Panda Day 2021: Red panda is a reddish-brown, long-tailed, raccoon-like mammal. Its size is about the size of a large domestic cat. It is found within the mountain forests of the ...

Red Pandas are small and cute, but they’re also endangered. That’s why International Red Panda Day was started to spread ...

While San Francisco is set to receive a pair of giant pandas from China next year, animal experts in The City have spent the ...

Join Mill Mountain Zoo in celebration of Red Panda Day. Mill Mountain Zoo invites the community on Saturday, September 21 ...

A 5-year-old red panda named Aurora is the newest resident of the Cape May County Park & Zoo. “She is very curious and sweet and loves training and interacting with her keepers,” the zoo said in ...