动物英语作文熊猫

　　导语：动物是人类的朋友，可是每天都有着很多的动物被人类消灭，但是这依然动摇不了我们保护小动物的决心，下面和小编一起来看看动物英语作文：熊猫。希望对大家有所帮助。
　　Thegiantpanda（Ailuropodamelanoleuca）（blackandwhitecatfoot）isamammalclassifiedinthebearfamily，Ursidae，nativetocentralwesternandsouthwesternChina。Itiseasilyrecognizedbyitslarge，distinctiveblackpatchesaroundtheeyes，earsandonitsrotundbody。Thoughtechnicallyacarnivore，thepandahasadietwhichis98bamboo。However，theymayeatotherfoodssuchashoney，eggs，fish，andyams。
　　TheGiantPandaisanendangeredanimal；anestimated3，000pandasliveinthewildandover180werereportedtoliveincaptivitybyAugust2006inmainlandChina（anothersourcebytheendof2006putthefigureforChinaat221），withtwentypandaslivingoutsideofChina。〔citationneeded〕However，reportsshowthatthenumbersofwildpandaareontherise。
　　Thegiantpandahaslongbeenafavoriteofthepublic，atleastpartlyonaccountofthefactthatthespecieshasanappealingbabylikecutenessthatmakesitseemtoresemblealivingteddybear。Thefactthatitisusuallydepictedrecliningpeacefullyeatingbamboo，asopposedtohunting，alsoaddstoitsimageofinnocence。Thoughthegiantpandaisoftenassumeddocilebecauseoftheircuteness，theyhavebeenknowntoattackhumans，usuallyassumedtobeoutofirritationratherthanpredatorybehavior。
　　TheGiantPandahasaverydistinctiveblackandwhitecoat。Adultsmeasurearound1。5mlongandaround75cmtallattheshoulder。Malescanweighupto115kg（253pounds）。Femalesaregenerallysmallerthanmales，andcanoccasionallyweighupto100kg（220pounds）。GiantPandasliveinmountainousregions，suchasSichuan，Gansu，Shaanxi，andTibet。WhiletheChinesedragonhasbeenhistoricallyanationalemblemforChina，sincethelatterhalfofthe20thcenturytheGiantPandahasalsobecomeaninformalnationalemblemforChina。ItsimageappearsonalargenumberofmodernChinesecommemorativesilver，gold，andplatinumcoins。
　　TheGiantPandahasanunusualpaw，withathumbandfivefingers；thethumbisactuallyamodifiedsesamoidbone，whichhelpsthepandatoholdthebamboowhileeating。StephenJayGouldwroteanessayaboutthis，thenusedthetitleThePanda39；sThumbforabookofessaysconcernedwithevolutionandintelligentdesign。TheGiantPandahasashorttail，approximately15cmlong。GiantPandascanusuallylivetobe2030yearsoldwhilelivingincaptivity。
　　Untilrecently，scientiststhoughtgiantpandasspentmostoftheirlivesalone，withmalesandfemalesmeetingonlyduringthebreedingseason。Recentstudiespaintadifferentpicture，inwhichsmallgroupsofpandassharealargeterritoryandsometimesmeetoutsidethebreedingseason。〔citationneeded〕
　　Likemostsubtropicalmammals，butunlikemostbears，thegiantpandadoesnothibernate。
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　　PandaseatingbambooattheNationalZooinWashington，D。C。Despiteitstaxonomicclassificationasacarnivore，thepandahasadietthatisprimarilyherbivorous，whichconsistsalmostexclusivelyofbamboo。Thisisanevolutionarilyrecentadaptation。Pandaslacktheproperenzymestodigestbambooefficiently，andthusderivelittleenergyandlittleproteinfromit。
　　Whileprimarilyherbivorous，thepandastillretainsdecidedlyursineteeth，andwilleatmeat，fish，andeggswhenavailable。Incaptivity，zoostypicallymaintainthepandas39；bamboodiet，thoughsomewillprovidespeciallyformulatedbiscuitsorotherdietarysupplements。