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300th Post - Red Panda Auckland Zoo


300th Post - Red Panda Auckland Zoo
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3815 W: 505 N: 8095] (27712)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-04
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-09-04 4:26
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Today I went to the Auckland Zoo with Janice. We had a wonderful day. The weather was perfect and the animals, frisky. Thanks for looking.

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)Also Called: Lesser Panda , hun-ho, wah, red cat bear

Length: 42 inches
Weight: 11 lbs
Gestation: 134 days
Offspring: 1 - 4
Life Span: 14 years

Description: The red panda is a smaller relative of the Giant Panda. Like the giant panda, scientists are not sure where to classify the red panda. It has similarities to both Procyonidae (raccoons) and Ursidae (bears). Currently it is classified as Ursidae though some scientists believe it should have its own family. The red panda is usually red on its upper surface and black underneath. The face is white with black "tear" tracks under each eye. The Red panda has a long, furry tail with alternating light and dark rings. This tail is not prehensile. Like the giant panda, the red panda has an elongated bone in its wrist that functions as a thumb and allows it to grab food. The red panda is very agile and uses its tail for balance when climbing.

Food: The red panda primarily eats mostly bamboo, though berries, mushrooms, grasses, and bark are also part of its diet. It will also eat birds, eggs, insects, and small rodents. Because it is a carnivore, it does not get much out of the vegetation it eats. This requires the red panda to spend a significant portion of the day feeding. It also has a slow metabolism, which also helps.

Habitat: The red panda lives in bamboo forests in the Himalayas, living at elevations of 7000 to 15,500 feet where the air is cool and moist.

Predators: One of the primary predators of the red panda is the snow leopard. However, it is usually safe when perched up in the smaller branches of a tree.

Birth & Offspring: Several days before giving birth, a female red panda begins preparing a nest where her young will be born. During the first few days, the mother will spend between 60 and 90 percent of the time with her cubs. After a week, the mother spends more time away looking for food coming back frequently to groom and feed her young. After 90 days the young leave the nest for the first time. Young red pandas will stay with their mother until the next breeding season. Male red pandas have nothing to do with raising their young.

The above obtained from http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Red_Panda.asp

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 11:49 a.m.
Date: 4th September 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/60
F-Stop: F/6.7
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
TAZ, Janice, chiliu, sAner, red45, mjdundee, marhowie, Toni, christophe, sway, wallhalla15, Luc, dew77, Miss_Piggy has marked this note useful
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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-09-04 4:32]

300th post, I am happy to be the first to say my congratulations Pam ! And this portrait of Panda is so nice and well done ! I like its tender expression, I would like to caress this beautiful animal ;-) Thanks for sharing Pam.

Hey Pam,

Nice shot. Excellent sharpness. I was going to post a shot of this old boy this afternoon --- which is actually quite funny. Wonderful shot Pam and congratulations on your wonderful track record on TrekNature.

Hi Pam,
Congratulation on your 300th!
This is a beautiful portrait, very sharp and detailed image, the colour is great.
Well done and thanks for sharing!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-09-04 6:18]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 300TH PAM!

Hi Pam, I met this little cutie today too. Isn't she a darling? Your colours and the details are so good, nice and sharp with such good clarity. I daren't post mine too close to yours! You caught it at a still moment, and that was hard to do today, wasn't it?

We had a good day, well some of it was, and must get out somewhere else another time soon.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-09-04 6:41]

Hi Pam,

What a lovely shot! So well exposed and the details are so sharp! Well composed and good POV. On our very first day in NZ my gf and I visited the Auckland Zoo. We liked it a lot! :)

Regards,
Pieter

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-09-04 7:00]

Hi Pam!

Congratulations for you 300th!!!

Well chosen for this big event picture! Cute animal, funny face and big smile. Excellent quality - every hair is well seen. TFS!

Hello Pam,

Congratulations to your post No 300!!!
What a beautifull face.
Very well done and - as expected excellent note. Keep on teaching! TFS.
Thomas

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-09-04 10:24]

Hi Pam,

Congrats on 300th and a big bang it is. Well done on the composition and details. beautiful work.

Mike

How cute is this Pam! Very well composed with great details, light and colors. It sounds like you two had a great time, Well done!
Congrats on your 300th!!

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-09-04 13:31]

Hi Pam
Firstly congratulations.
Very cute panda. Great details of the fur and well contrasted.
Regards Toni

Hi Pam
Congratulations for your 300th
Excellent composition, details ans colors
TFS
In a friendly way Christophe

It's a beauty, Pam.
The details are great, nice POV and well composed.
The white branch to the left are little disturbing.
Excellent work.
Congrats to your 300th post.
I'm waiting for the next 300;-)

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-09-04 15:47]

Pam, congratulations on your 300th post and on this lovely shot.

Excellent sharpness, pov and composition. The pose is great; the picture also has a very nice bg.

Congratulations.

Great portrait Pam,
Very busy night again!!
No time to read notes, but enough time to enjoy your post.
Have a good week.
A massive congratulations on your 300th post.

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-04 22:34]

Hi Pam,
What a beautifull face! very well composed i like the razorsharp details & colours, dof + pov are great. Congratulations on you 300Th :-)

Regards,
Christian

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 85 N: 308] (1224)
  • [2005-09-04 23:51]

HI Pam,
Well done on 300!
This is a nice shot.
Good details .
NIce focus.
Good composition
Great work
:)

Congratulations, Pam on your 300th. The sharpness is excellent and the expression priceless! You captured the cuteness factor of these fellows spot on. Wonderfully done! :-)

Hi Pam

What a beautiful photograph to celebtrate your 300th post. Congratulations. I look forward to more of your wonderful images

Nice portrait shot Pam, great sharpness and DOF, well captured too. Thanks for sharing

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-09-05 11:19]

Hello Pam!
Congratulations on your 300th post.Very cute portrait.Colors,sharpness,clear details,POV and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

great to see your 300th photo. nice critter cant wait to see your first lizard photo...
congratulations Pam
........Gareth

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2005-09-12 7:40]

congratulations with your 300th! success in future!

Hallo Pam
I was browsing through the galleries and came across this very cute and loveable image of the Red Panda. A splendid, super focused portrait with fine detail, displaying every hair of its fur. Your use of the light in the eyes is spot on. I just love the long whiskers and the "clean looking" face. Excellent all around, so I thank you kindly for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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