ofitsname.They'reactuallyamemberoftheraccoon(浣熊)familywhichyoucantellifyoulookattheir
appearance.
TheRedPandahasalongbushytailthatisusefulintwoways.Ithelpsthemstaybalancedwhentheyare
highupinthetreesanditkeepsthemwarm incoldweather.Theirfuristhickandreddishbrownwhichmay
bewhythey'reknownasthefirefox.TheRedPandacanbefoundinforestedmountains.They'reoriginally
fromtheforestedmountainintheHimalayasinIndiaNepalandsouthernChina.Bambooisthemostimportant
partoftheirdiet.Theyonlyeattheyoungleavesandshootsofabamhooplant.RedPandashaveaverylow
metabolicrate(代谢率)inordertodealwiththeirlowenergydietandcoolenvironmentaltemperatures.
They'reveryshyandgentleanddon'thangaroundthewildtoomuchduringtheday.Iftheyfeelendangered
they'llstandontheirbacklegsandmakeahissing(嘶嘶的)sound.RedPandasaregoodclimbersandspend
mostoftheirtimelivingmainlyintrees.Theirclawsareverystrongandhelpthemholdontothebranches.
Theysleepinanunusualwaybycurlinguptightlyandwrappingtheirtailaroundtheirheadwhilesittingona
branch.Sometimesthey'llsleepwiththeirheadbeneaththeirchestandbehindtheirbackfeet.Thisisthesame
positionasanAmericanraccoonsleeps.
B.itsappearance
C.itsdiet
D.itslivingplace
BTheRedPanda'stailcanhelpitstaybalancedwhenitishighupinthetree.
C.TheRedPandaeatsthewholeofthebamboo.
D.TheRedPandahashighmetabolicratewhenthetemperatureishigh.
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