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1. They're not related to the giant panda.
2. Red Pandas are the only living species of their genus.
3. When red pandas are threatened, they will stand on their hind legs to appear as large as possible.
4. Even though they're too short to reach the average doorknob.
5. They're considered to be a living fossil.
6. Red panda fossils have been dated back to 5 million years.
7. Though red pandas are currently found in the temperate Himalayas, fossils have been discovered in North America.
8. They invented Twitter.
Go ahead, give it a listen.
9. They're the only non-primate who can taste artificial sweeteners.
10. Indira Gandhi reportedly raised them as pets as a child.
11. They're masters of disguise.
12. Red pandas use their tails as blankets.
13. They also use their tails to balance in trees.
14. Though they weigh 6-13 pounds, they eat up to 11 pounds of bamboo per day.
15. They spend up to 13 hours a day looking for bamboo.
16. They're super lazy.
17. More than 80 zoos have red pandas.
18. They are a vulnerable species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
To help support the red panda, you can symbolically adopt one with the World Wildlife Foundation.
gifts.worldwildlife.org
And get a stuffed animal!
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