Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Shining-cat

The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) does not enjoy hot weather, so they have either been inside, curled up asleep in a tree or sleeping in one of their little tree houses the last few times I have been to the Calgary Zoo. Did catch this one on a very quick walk around its enclosure on September 26th, but then it was back to taking a nap. "They are very heat sensitive, with an optimal “well-being” temperature between 17 and 25 °C (63 and 77 °F), and cannot tolerate temperatures over 25 °C (77 °F)." "The red panda has been classified as Vulnerable by IUCN because its population is estimated at fewer than 10,000 mature individuals. Although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries, their numbers in the wild continue to decline mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda