Adorable Red Panda Facts You Didn't Know

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With less than 10,000 individuals left in the wild, urbanization and human activity greatly threaten these endangered red pandas. Scientifically, they may be known as the lesser panda, but these animals prove that they’re just as adorable as their bigger counterparts. That said, it’s important that we protect red pandas so we can still see a future with them.
The internet may have brought your attention to these creatures, but red pandas are more than just cute animals on your feeds. Watch on to find out in our Red Panda Facts video!
0:39 Red pandas aren’t related to pandas at all.
1:05 Red pandas eat a variety of food.
1:23 Wild red pandas only live in Asia.
1:43 Red panda fossils have been found in North America.
1:58 The Smithsonian's National Zoo in the U.S. has red pandas.
2:18 The red panda and the giant panda have something in common.
2:39 Master Shifu is a red panda.
3:02 Mozilla Firefox browser's logo is actually a red panda.
3:21 The red panda is a nocturnal animal.
3:37 Red pandas are the last Ailuridae.
3:55 Red pandas are not suitable as household pets.
4:14 Red pandas are most active during winter.
4:31 Red pandas can use their tails as "blankets."
4:46 On average, red pandas have 38 teeth.
5:00 Fully-grown red pandas can weigh up to 6 kg.
5:18 Red pandas prefer to live in mountainous forests.
5:38 The snow leopard is its main predator.
5:53 The red panda's name came from its color.
6:09 A red panda’s 'tear tracks' have a purpose.
6:25 Red pandas usually stay quiet.
6:38 Male red pandas are territorial.
6:52 The red panda was the first panda.
7:13 Red pandas groom themselves like cats.
7:27 Red pandas can't jump very high.
7:43 Red pandas can reproduce as early as 18 months of age.
7:59 Female red panda prepares the nest before giving birth.
8:16 Red pandas bear up to 4 cubs.
8:31 Female red pandas become dedicated moms.
8:58 The red panda has other names.
9:12 Mozilla has adopted two red pandas.
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[@y.rivera2828]

Red Pandas are part of my bucket list of animals I want to hold, hug and kiss.

[@Dinosaurboy12398]

They can literally kill you-

[@DreamCatcher...]

Mine too

[@blairkenny1261]

Chattanooga zoo $200

[@handsomejamesgrandinternet2106]

It’s easily my top

[@redpandafanatic180]

I wanna too!

[@taha_ig]

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY EYES ARE HURTING BECAUSE OF HOW CUTE THE RED PANDAS ARE

[@user-ck5wn8lp2t]

IMA TO CUTE

[@PrettyCreoleBaby]

😂🤣totally agree

[@taha_ig]

bro i got 40 likes yooo thats the most ive gotten

[@Schnapp13174]

Ur 50th like bro

[@taha_ig]

@@Schnapp13174 tysm

[@someone4627]

i still can't believe shifu is a red panda

[@arrowpictures2844]

I thought he was a hamster.

[@Bamby290]

Correction on some information, the Firefox logo is 100% a Fox. Firefox happens to be a nickname for the red panda and therefore the company considers red panda a mascot and has sponsored them in the past.

[@CacomixtleTheCivet]

bruh shut up its a 100% turning red

[@user-zq4yf5xh4c]

When bear, puppy, fox, and panda being mix up in 1 pot of unexplainable cuteness ;

[@Jayeeyee]

I just realized Master Shifu translated to English is basically 'Master Master'.

[@leopardsun]

I mean, pretty much all of the characters in The Lion King are just the names of the animal type they are in Swahili

[@bugb0y266]

why would you dislike? this is so adorable

[@spydertyler7572]

The dislike came from the Giant Xin Xin Panda 👌😂🤣

[@amazingvideos58]

Yes is kawaii red panda

[@Kelly_belly2]

this panda will come to me and scratch me and steal my heart

[@MarvinBradford323]

What dislike no one can see anything anymore KZbin took it away... Now we need another platform that allows us to dislike things. That does the same thing it only makes sense....

[@uggZymoroon]

I don't like pandas, they're just a dumber bear, still dangerous as fuck if the feel like it, I see no cuteness in that. Red pandas on the other hand...

[@mrsim8987]

Cuter than giant pandas 100%

[@amazingvideos58]

That’s pretty adorable I like it

[@catsantos353]

We r proud to have a family of 3 red pandas at the Milwaukee country zoo!

[@Kirati-lr6mx]

Master Shifu Love it🥰

[@jennferskz]

Red panda is my favorite animal 💖

[@manasbhadauria2935]

the cutest part is that they use their tail as their blanket

[@misguided8236]

We have giant red pandas where I live too; in the Knoxville Zoo, in Knoxville, TN! They are beautiful creatures!

[@misguided8236]

And..... He already stated that and I like a fool now! Lmao! Regardless, they're awesome, and that's the point I wanted to make!

[@quinniethequeenofredpandas4273]

I love red pandas

[@amazingvideos58]

Me too I like red pandas to

[@rockss7986]

i feel spiritual connected with red pandas

[@indyreno2933]

The red panda is a member of a superfamily of carnivorans known as Procyonoidea, which also includes the raccoons, ringtail, cacomistle, coatis, olingos, olinguito, kinkajou, skunks, and stink badgers, the red panda is also considered the largest living representative of this superfamily as well.

[@Kelly_belly2]

WOW SO SMART

[@MandMs05]

In a conlang called Toki Pona there's a jokeword referring to all Procyonidae "kijetesantakalu". This joke word has somehow become the most popular word in all of Toki Pona despite not even being an entry in the official dictionary. I personally like to describe the red panda as "Kijetesantakalu loje nasa" meaning "Silly red procyonid" I used to say "Kijetesantakalu loje li moku e palisa laso" meaning "Red procyonid that eats green sticks" (bamboo) but then my friend translated it to English as "Red raccoon that is hungry for blue bars", and being a perfectly valid translation, I decided that simpler is better lol

[@catsantos353]

Caniformia is a suborder in the order Carnivora meaning that they r the dog-like carnivorans so they have that going for them! A few times removed from red pandas but somewhere loosely connected 🐼 😅

[@indyreno2933]

@Cat Santos, carnivorans are divided into nine extant superfamilies: Canoidea, Ursoidea, Phocoidea, Otarioidea, Procyonoidea, Musteloidea, Feloidea, Hyaenoidea, and Viverroidea, Canoidea contains a single extant family being Canidae (Dogs), Ursoidea contains two extant families: Ursidae (Bears) and Ailuropodidae (Giant Panda), Phocoidea contains two extant families: Phocidae (Seals) and Cystophoridae (Hooded Seal and Elephant Seals), Otarioidea contains two extant families: Otariidae (Sea Lions and Fur Seals) and Odobenidae (Walrus), Procyonoidea contains four extant families: Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers), Procyonidae (Raccoons and Bassarisks), Ailuridae (Red Panda), and Nasuidae (Coatis, Kinkajou, Olingos, and Olinguito), Musteloidea contains four extant families: Melidae (Badgers), Mustelidae (Weasels, Ferrets, and Minks), Lutridae (Otters), and Ictonychidae (Zorillas, Muishund, Shulang, Huro, Grisons, Wolverine, Tayra, and Martens), Feloidea contains a single extant family being Felidae (Cats), Hyaenoidea contains two extant families: Protelidae (Aardwolf) and Hyaenidae (Hyenas), and Viverroidea contains seven extant families: Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet), Prionodontidae (Linsangs), Poianidae (Oyans), Genettidae (Genets), Viverridae (Civets), Herpestidae (Mongooses), and Eupleridae (Malagasy Carnivorans).

[@orichelle]

red panda is so cute!!!

[@77mpickett]

They're like Catbearcoons

[@corvettez06usa]

Apparently they can complete office work and sing pretty good death metal. But there's only been 1 recorded case of it.

[@reb-chan5193]

just the japanese red pandas

[@chloeknight3558]

Red pandas are absolutely adorable beautiful creatures and I love them! 😍😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@supermarito4]

these freakin animals are beyond adorablee

[@haroldjohnson2968]

They look so cute & adorable .😍

[@rora1011]

Awww he’s so adorable wtf 😭😭😭🫠🥺

[@itsjustmeimani]

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH IM GONNA CRY

[@riverharns600]

omg i love the red panda 🐼🏮

[@chubs391]

If I saw a red panda in real life, I would die.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

check your local zoo! we have a bunch in Seattle!

[@hillridersdarjeeling7775]

Come darjeeling

[@tuojiangoman3228]

There's also some at the Philadelphia and Elmwood Park Zoo.

[@firestonegraywolf]

Meimei !

[@sunshine20yearsago51]

ADORABLE

[@sophieledieu2584]

Omg my daughter loves red pandas 🐼

[@tomstarkey8712]

cute. red. panda. ❤❤❤

[@arrowghost]

It's not just Shifu, today is also Mei Lee from Turning Red

[@reb-chan5193]

Mei Lee has almost the same name as his ex-girlfriend, Mei Ling (A fox, or red fox)

[@bbrown5430]

No way!! I thought Master Shifu was a fox! What a troll he still is

[@juliencharnay7479]

Go and help the red panda network, an NGO devoted to red pandas' protection. They're so adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bla2584]

Red pandas yes they are my fav

[@redpandafanatic180]

Same

[@sbeevee759]

I agree, red pandas are pretty cool

[@cedarmoss7173]

I think the animators should havd made Master Shifu fluffier and added more red and brown to and made his paws more like Tigress’s if they wanted us to see him as a red panda. He looks like a white raccoon, and for me this is mainly because of his paws. They’re so thin and delicate while red pandas’ paws are wide, thick, and have huge claws.

[@hangover4833]

Master Shifu is old. Maybe he lost a lot of his fluff and fur

[@cedarmoss7173]

@@hangover4833 maybe. But what about his ears and paws? And most red pandas have a lot more color, even the older ones

[@donaldtrumpling2016]

Contrary to what the video says, Shifu was not always a red panda. He was designed with the idea that he was a raccoon. It wasn't until the recent movies that they retconned this

[@teresavale2517]

Too DARN Cute!!!

[@GalinaDanilova-ck9rb]

So adorable!

[@user-dh4hq1qs2x]

I love red pandas so much so much-loved 😍

[@crago7569]

very cute and informative

[@jimcarter4497]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee one of my favorite animals reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@musicprincess14]

When they said #11, I audibly was like “dammit” lol

[@sheilaregal2566]

What a little dolly-face!!!

[@margaretdrew2844]

We went to chengdu in china . They have a panda sanctuary I had the choice of holding a panda or a red panda . I chose the panda . It cost one hundred pounds .which goes towards the upkeep of the food and the sanctuary .

[@ellenmoore6841]

Adorable raccoon-bear-fox-cats!

[@toordog1753]

Size of a house cat? These are huge lol

[@rajashekharniyogi9673]

OMG! I couldn't believe the fact number 18 at 5:54 minutes. Its just so unbelievably awesome.

[@pepperagent7886]

Thumbnail be like: **mlem**

[@layo5650]

THANKS

[@tahay1126]

Love it

[@jamin4556]

God I want one. 😩. One can dream...

[@lolitsmeray138]

They are my spirit animal

[@SavvyMuhon]

My boyfriend told me he thinks they’re my spirit animal so I looked them up and now I can’t stop watching videos about them

[@fevineslegend]

There are Red pandas in my fav zoo (dierenrijk Nuenen)AND they r 1 of my fav animal

[@eltonsaw8659]

Mei turning red

[@leahkimbrigido7467]

Red pandas look like a mix of: Pandas, Raccoons, and a fox 😂

[@meitoaggarwal9131]

Why are red pandas so cute

[@tmo2798]

Firefox is a fox. Not a red panda. Even if they say so, the logo looks like a fox. Look at the snout. Look at the colors. Say what they want...

[@SavvyMuhon]

Yeah I was gonna say the nose looks NOTHING like that of a red panda. It’s a fox

[@reb-chan5193]

But a "firefox" is a red panda, just with another name

[@Manticor_Gaming]

2:40 I Always Thought Master Shifu Was A Corgi 😂

[@greenbroccolistudios1275]

I want to headpet him/her :D Cuz its my favorite animal at all time :)

[@stefanmaster2099]

I want one, GIMMIE

[@dennisfernandez2156]

I love red panda

[@ritupabankotoky]

amazing video and facts. I want to know whether red panda has any vocal sound or not ..

[@TennesseeZ]

We have Red Pandas at the Nashville Zoo.

[@skessisalive]

Oh man… I never even questioned what shifu is 😂

[@hangover4833]

and Shifu means master in Chinese. So master shifu means master master😅

[@seancollins7447]

Who is here because of Turning Red.

[@elenasgaard7770]

me 🤗

[@katysikkema]

I am!

[@grantwileyesq.5962]

Cincinnati zoo also has red pandas

[@devanlopez6931]

Sees red panda at zoo I seen a red panda

[@tahay1126]

Cute

[@Xammblu_Games]

Come to Fargo and see ours at the Red River Zoo! Crave even more? Bonus pandas! She gave birth to two in July 2021 🙂

[@fatandsassy1510]

@Joshua David Daddy Ghostal, is that you?

[@Xammblu_Games]

@@fatandsassy1510 Moltar, flush the lake!

[@evelynguaman1738]

Who else is watching this for homework?

[@shoonlaewai3579]

Me

[@user-si8ev1tz3y]

❤❤❤ спасибо.

[@jirokuroshio7421]

Aww are they instic

[@aminasherazee749]

No but there are only 10,000 left

[@fionagibson7529]

2:03 so does the zoo in San Diego! Apparently their names are Clark and Kola(Cola?).

[@briannashead5724]

Red panda is animals

[@cutestar564]

They look cute

[@corupted643]

💀 🚽 it stole my heart so im dead

[@Fabianpinheiro]

Eu me apaixonei por esses carinhas adoráveis,gostaria de ter uma dúzia deles comigo ❤😍🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tuojiangoman3228]

3:53 The other two animals in that shot are Simocyon and Pristinailurus bristoli.

[@virtuousqueen8239]

Tysm for telling me! 😊

[@t0mn8r35]

I want one.

[@MrGray715]

I wish yr allowed to adopt one :)

[@breanntheartist1989]

Aggretsuko!

[@arrowghost]

Today is also Turning Red

[@Lomeli1234]

@@arrowghost sadly

[@Oniwaki]

I want one

[@thelastgamerontheleft]

I'm doing a red panda experience at Newquay zoo in 5 weeks

[@kyleburton2557]

Red Pandas aren’t “scientifically lesser pandas” he even mentioned it in the first fact lol. Fails. They are their own family

[@nightwolfgaming8797]

Australia zoo has red pandas

[@CacomixtleTheCivet]

ITS MEI

[@Lomeli1234]

Bruh, its not

[@hampter363]

Aweeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Sweet_Dae]

I am surprise that the browser i love to use comes from Red Panda. Now i am going to watch Turning Red after watching this lol.

[@Lomeli1234]

Please dont you will regret it

[@eloiseakasmg6727]

Yep and i watch Turning red if you don’t know what is Turning red its a movie about Red Pandas

[@teresavale2517]

Look like Pomeranians. Cuter than Koalas!

[@gaurivijaya4721]

my eyes can't stop looking and what would you diskike about these red pandas they are so cute!!!! ❤️+🐼=... RED PANDAS!!!!!!!!! awwwwwwww there so cute

[@Douma_kizuku]

Mizuko_chan happy :>

[@suava375]

Well, time to move to Nepal 🛫

[@Rada445]

Если кто-нибудь знает, подскажите, пожалуйста, где в Канаде можно увидеть этих животных? В каком зоопарке?

[@bjornr1120]

The red panda, has also some features of the (shiba inu) 🐕.. 😉😊

[@AL-HD]

Sir..... That's a cat and a dog hybrid

[@user-dp7ox7yi9x]

So cute kawaii (๑>◡

[@sprigganyu]

Master shi fu .🤣

[@teng029]

3:42 Fact #31 - red pandas are derpy..

[@Sandy-qr2ff]

Red pandas looks like someone stole racoons,painted them red, and did something unfathomable for them to have bear claws, and the one who created those yell'd "RED PANDAS ARE REAL, 50 TRILLOIN DOLARS PER PANDA" before getting put down by the authorities