Hogle Zoo welcomes new red panda as part of breeding program
Priya came from the Pueblo Zoo in Colorado as part as a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Red Panda Species Survival Plan.Priya and Mow Mow will live together on public display in Asian Highlands for guests to learn about the rare species and how to protect red pandas in the wild.
Red pandas live in the Nepal, China, and Myanmar at high elevations where bamboo is abundant, as it can make up 95 percent of their diet.They most closely resemble raccoons—despite their name—and are unrelated to giant pandas.Go here to learn more about these animals and conservation efforts to protect them.
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