Animal Encyclopedia

  INFORMATION The red panda is slightly larger than a house cat with a bear-like body and thick fur. The belly and limbs are black, and there are white markings on the side of the head and above its cute eyes. They have nice round ears and white whiskers. The red pandas are instantly recognizable by their red coloring and cute face, long bushy tails and raccoon like features, they are excellent tree climbers. The giant panda resembles a black bear while the red panda resembles a raccoon. So no one is for sure which resembles a panda. Both red pandas and giant pandas are endangered, their population is decreasing rapidly and may soon be extinct. Their primary threats are habitat loss and degradation, human interference and poaching( illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife ). According to the World Wildlife Fund , there are less than 10,000 red pandas left in the world Red pandas feed mainly on leaves and bamboo, but occasionally snack on fruit, insects, bird eggs and small lizards.

INFORMATION Komodo dragons are large lizards with long tails, strong necks, and sturdy limbs. Their tongues are yellow. Almost all Adults are stone colored with large scales, while younger ones may display a more colorful pattern. Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth. They have long, flat heads with rounded snouts. They have very scaly skin and huge tails.   Large adults eat goats, pigs, deer and more while smaller ones eat birds, bird eggs, small mammals, small reptiles and so. They have been known to bring down horses and water buffaloes too.  The ones which live in the Zoo take Insects, mice, rats, rabbits, and a prepared carnivore diet. While the adults prefer to hunt large mammals, the very young ones feed on insects, eggs, geckos, and small mammals.  Komodo dragons hunt and ambush its prey. It has been discovered that they have a very venomous bite . Komodo dragons have sharp, serrated teeth, but a weak bite, and prey may escape the attack of the predator but the pr