Quick Take Red pandas live in the cold, high-altitude forests of the Eastern Himalayas and survive by conserving heat with dense fur, furred feet, and a thick tail. A pseudo thumb, formed from a ...

For nearly two centuries, the true classification of the red panda was a mystery. Believed to be both a bear and a raccoon, ...

Knoxville likes to call itself the unofficial red panda capital of the world, and part of the reason dates back more than 4.5 million years. Despite their name, these little guys have no relation to ...

There are two distinct species of red panda, the Himalayan red panda and the Chinese red panda. Thumb structures, skull shapes, and coloration led scientists to classify red pandas into the wrong ...