Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) by zoo-logicailurus - from Greek ‘aílouros’, mea
Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) by zoo-logicailurus - from Greek ‘aílouros’, meaning catfulgens - bright, splendidVariously compared to raccoons, bears, and cats, genetic analyses have shown that red pandas are in fact the only living representatives of an independent musteloid family, the Ailuridae, which is most closely related to skunks. Their rich reddish coats provide excellent camouflage amongst the branches of fir trees in their mountainous forest habitat, which are covered in a similarly coloured moss. -- source link
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