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Giant WikiPanda | |
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A Giant WikiPanda ignoring your advice about references | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ursidae |
Genus: | Ailuropoda |
Species: | A. wikipanda
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Binomial name | |
Ailuropoda wikipanda | |
Subspecies | |
Range shown in white |
WikiPandas are two related forms of WikiFauna. "WikiPanda" usually refers to the Giant WikiPanda, a large mammal noted for its almost singular diet.[1] There is also the Red WikiPanda, a subspecies of the WikiPanda, which has some notable differences.
Giant WikiPanda
WikiPandas are usually docile in the wild, marking their territory by creating a single article,[2] but they grow depressed and inactive in the captivity of talk pages,[3] only munching slightly on messages that relate to their diet.
Many users seek to encourage WikiPandas to be more successful, such as nurturing their native habitats.[4][5] Still, some users (possibly overlapping with the previous category) believe that while animal cruelty and driving species to extinction is wrong, nature only recognizes the survival of the fittest.[6][7] Indeed, the WikiPanda's singular diet,[1] refusal to fulfill basic urges for companionship,[3] and the occasional rumors of eating of their own young[citation needed] appear to leave them doomed to permanent inactivity.[original research?]
Red WikiPanda
The distantly related Red WikiPanda, however, appears to enjoy the captivity of talk pages[8] and, although still specialized in a particular topic, their diet might also include flowers, fruits, or eggs. Some have even been seen munching on small birds.[9]
The Red Wikipanda's adaptability has led to suggestions that they might be domesticated.[10] Still, despite being more adaptable than the Giant WikiPanda, Red WikiPandas still do not handle high temperatures very well and need to be kept in a cool environment to remain healthy.[9][10]
Identifying
If you are a Red WikiPanda and wish to identify as such, add the following template to your userpage:
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{{Template:User wikipedia/Red WikiPanda}} |
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Usage |
References
- ^ a b Earth's Changing Environment. Learn & Explore. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 49. ISBN 1-61535-339-9.
- ^ "Global Species Programme – Giant panda". World Wildlife Fund. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2008.[dead link ]
- ^ a b "National Zoo's Giant Panda Undergoes Artificial Insemination". NBC. Associated Press. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Pandas gain world heritage status", BBC News
- ^ Panda sanctuaries now World Heritage sites United Press International
- ^ Chris Packham: 'Giant pandas should be allowed to die out'. Telegraph.co.uk. 22 September 2009.
- ^ Beyond cute and cuddly. The Australian. 10 November 2007.
- ^ Roberts, M. (1992). "Red Panda: The Fire Cat". Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ a b Roberts, M. S.; Gittleman, J. L. (1984). "Ailurus fulgens" (PDF). Mammalian Species. 222: 1–8. doi:10.2307/3503840.
- ^ a b IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid, and Procyonid Specialist Group (1994). A. R. Glatston (ed.). The Red Panda, Olingos, Coatis, Raccoons, and Their Relatives (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. ISBN 2-8317-0046-9. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
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