【英语有关动物的文章.】
英语有关动物的文章.
【英语有关动物的文章.】
英语有关动物的文章.
Giantpanda(大熊猫)
InthemountainsandvalleysoftheeasternQinghai-TibetPlateauandthewesternSichuanBasinlivestheworldfamous,rareanimal---theGiantPanda.ThewildGiantPandaexclusivelyhabitatinChina.
GiantPandaisknownworldwideasararetreasure,asymbolofauspiciousness,friendshipandamessengerofpeace.IthasbecomethenationaltreasureofChina.Itisreputedasthe“livingfossil”offaunaintheworld.Asearlyas1961,theWorldWildlifeFundwassetupwiththeGiantPandaastheemblemonitsbadgeandbanner.
SOrareisthegiantpandathattodaytherearethoughttobeonlyabout1,100individualsintheentireworld.ItislistedasanendangeredspeciesandhasbeenseeninthewildonlyinthemountainsofChina.
Thegiantpandaisabout1.2to1.5mlongfromthetipofitsnosetoitsrump,andithasastubbytail.Adultsweighabout75to160km.Theyhaveathick,woolly,whitecoatwithblackfuronthelegsandears.Theanimalsaredistinguishedbyblackeyepatchesandablackbandacrosstheshoulders.
Giantpandasusuallylivealoneinbambooforests.Theyaremainlygrounddwellers,usingcaves,hollowtrees,orrockcrevicesforshelter,buttheycanclimbtreesaswell.Thegiantpandafeedschieflyonbambooshootsandroots,graspingtheslenderstemswiththeaidofaspecialthumblikestructureonitsfrontfeet.Becausetheysometimeseatsmallanimals,theyareclassedascarnivores.
ThebreedingseasonofthegiantpandaextendsfromMarchtoMay.Oneortwocubsareborneachyear.Theyleavethemotherataboutsixmonthsofageandreachsexualmaturityaftersixorsevenyears.