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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 5, 2019 2:40:24 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 5, 2019 2:41:01 GMT -5
![]()  Twenty three giant panda cubs make their public debut at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on September 29, 2016 in Chengdu, China. All the 23 panda cubs were born in the base this year. |
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Post by tom on Nov 12, 2019 23:52:34 GMT -5
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Post by tom on Nov 12, 2019 23:54:55 GMT -5
 After being photographed about a month ago, the first-ever documented images of an albino giant panda have finally been released. China's Sichuan Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration shared photos of the all-white panda on May 25.
The unique panda is about 1 or 2 years old, the nature reserve said in a statement on its website. The photos were taken by an infrared trigger camera, which captured the panda in its habitat at an altitude of about 6,561 feet. The panda has white fur, white claws and red eyes, leading experts to determine it is an albino.
The phenomenon of "whitening" is rare, but can occur in numerous groups of vertebrate animals, according to experts from IUCN Bear Expert Group and the Peking University School of Life Science, the statement reads. This genetic mutation is caused when melanin cannot be synthesized normally, resulting in an external color a shade between white and light yellow.
The color does not affect the animal's activity or reproduction but it could make it sensitive to direct sunlight, the nature reserve writes. The albino giant panda filmed at the Wolong National Nature Reserve is the first of its kind to be recorded in the wild. This discovery indicates there is "whitening" mutant gene in the giant panda population in Wolong. This particular panda appears strong, so the whitening likely doesn't affect its way of life. The mutation is a recessive gene that could be inherited. It is impossible to tell the gender of this panda, but if it successfully breeds offspring with a normal black-and-white panda, their babies will look normal, but will carry the gene.
The camera that captured the first-of-its-kind image was installed in December, after Wolong National Nature Reserve decided to set up various infrared cameras to monitor the wildlife in the region. The nature reserve will now install even more cameras to continue to monitor the albino panda and track its growth, development, activity, and community relationship, Duan Zhaogang, secretary of the Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration of Sichuan Province and secretary of the Wolong District Party Committee, said in the statement. |
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Post by King Kodiak on May 3, 2020 12:18:27 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on May 4, 2020 5:48:02 GMT -5
Reply #24 makes me think of the laughing Buddha.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 9, 2020 6:16:11 GMT -5
 Giant panda romance. |
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 14, 2020 23:41:53 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 14, 2020 23:42:28 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 14, 2020 23:48:17 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 14, 2020 23:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 14, 2020 23:54:46 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 13, 2020 22:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 13, 2020 22:46:19 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 13, 2020 22:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 13, 2020 22:55:02 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 13, 2020 23:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 6, 2020 18:32:27 GMT -5
Yes, the Chinese have done a great job of conservation.
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hwn
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Post by hwn on Apr 7, 2022 13:11:53 GMT -5
![]() 特别的 bear |
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