Did you know: For quite awhile scientists
have debated about whether a panda is a bear or a raccoon as it shares
characteristics of both.
Giant pandas (large black and white animals from China) are part of
the bear family -- their closest relative is the
Spectacled Bear.
Red pandas (smaller red and white animals, also from China) are the
last remaining animals in their family -- all of their relatives are
extinct. Red pandas do share a lot of traits with the raccoon
family and the bear family but they belong to their own family, the
Ailuridae.