Adopt a red panda

Adopting a red panda at Paignton Zoo is a great gift idea that will also help us to deliver our wildlife conservation programmes. By adopting a red panda, your money will make a real contribution to our vital conservation work for red panda and many other species.

Red pandas are listed as Endangered, with as few as 10,000 individuals thought to be living in the wild today.

Habitat

Bamboo forest at high altitudes.

Wild Diet

Bamboo shoots, grass, roots, fruit, acorns and occasional mice and birds.

Behaviour

This panda has a rusty red coat and a long bushy tail which resembles a racoon more than a panda. Indeed, the red panda is not closely related to the giant panda at all. It is primarily a nocturnal animal and spends most of its time curled on a branch, tail over its head or head in chest. They live in pairs and form small family groups. 

Breeding

The female has 1-2 young after a gestation period of 90-150 days. The longer period is when the fertile egg lies dormant. The young stay with the mother until they are 1 year old.

Threats

Hunting, habitat destruction, hunting for skin.

Conservation

The red panda has legal protection in Nepal and China, and occurs in several national parks. Conservation breeding programmes in zoos are co-ordinated world-wide.

How do I adopt a Red panda?

First choose the adoption package you wish to purchase, see below, and then make your animal selection.

Adoptions apply to the species rather than individual animals. This is because our animals may move to other zoos as part of breeding programmes.

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