Maybe they think that the giant panda is a mix of bear and a cat. It's the only thing I can think of.
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For many decades, the precise taxonomic classification of the giant panda was under debate because it shares characteristics with both bears and raccoons. However, molecular studies suggest the giant panda is a true bear and part of the family Ursidae. The giant panda's closest living relative is the spectacled bear of South America.The giant panda has been referred to as a living fossil.
Panda is English not Chinese, in Chinese panda is spoken as 熊猫 xiongmao 熊 xiong means bear 猫 mao means cat So that's like maybe a bear that looks like a cat? Perhaps that's just my guess at it. Hope this helps.
easy...There are only about one thousand giant pandas left in western China.The Chinese call the panda bear "Big Bear Cat."Even at only one year of age, the giant panda is already climbing large trees.Under the giant panda's white fur, their skin is black and under the white fur there is pink skin.A panda climbs a tree by hugging the trunk and gripping on with its claws.Scientific Name: Ailurus fulgens styaniThe giant panda's teeth are approximately 7 times bigger than human's teeth.Pandas can't go without food for 5-6 hours.Giant Panda mommies are 900 times bigger than their newborn cubs.. Giant Pandas sit or lie down when they eat.
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Female giant pandas are called sows. Male giant pandas are called boars. The baby giant pandas are called cubs.
The giant Panda is rare because they don't reproduce well. Other than the Giant Panda (and the Yeti if you believe in yeti's) I don't know of any other form of wildlife in China that is particularly rare. Wildlife in China is pretty diverse and plentiful. P.S. Yeti is what the Chinese call their version of Bigfoot.
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Because it is a cool name and because it could mean something in a different language.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The name " panda " originates with a Himalayan language, possibly Nepalese . And as used in the West it was originally applied to the red panda , to which the giant panda was thought to be related. Until its relation to the red panda was discovered in 1901 , the giant panda was known as Mottled Bear or Partli-coloured Bear . The Smithsonian National Zoological Park notes: "One of the few known candidates for the root of the word panda is pónya , possibly derived from a Nepali word referring to the ball of the foot--perhaps a keen observation of how this bear eats bamboo with an adapted wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb and sixth digit. Other writers believe that "panda" came from wah , the Nepali name for the red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ), and originating from the childlike sound that this species sometimes makes. The ultimate answer, however, may remain as elusive as a wild giant panda in a forest of bamboo". Source: http://www.iberianature.com/trivia/etymology_mammals.htm
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You would call its cell phone number.