Baby red panda adopted by cat
2008-07-10 09:11
Niclas Mika
Amsterdam - A newborn red panda
rejected by its mother in Amsterdam's Artis zoo has been
adopted by a domestic cat, the zoo said on Friday.
The cat is nursing the red panda, currently about the size
of a kitten, along with her own four kittens, the zoo said.
The red panda was born on June 30 and rejected by its
mother soon afterwards.
Red pandas look like raccoons and when
fully grown are slightly larger than a domestic cat -
substantially smaller than the black and white giant panda.
"They are skilful climbers that, when not foraging on the
ground, spend most of their time in the trees curled up with
their long, bushy tails wrapped around their heads," the World
Wildlife Fund conservation charity said on its website.
- Reuters