Red Panda, The New Icon for China

China most favorite and famous animal is panda. The white and black animal has become so famous after they have been made as the mascot on Beijing Olympic Games.

But now, China has been trying to make a new animal as its new icon as well. Introducing the "Red Panda". Its body is much smaller than the normal Panda. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs. It eats mainly bamboo, but is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.

Red Panda

It also one the animals which can be categorized as threatened to extinct.