Mao Mi is pictured on Feb. 20, 2008, at his new home.
小熊貓「貓咪」於上個月二十日在牠的新家留影。照片︰美聯社
PHOTO: AP
All the other animals must be jealous of their new red friend.
Mao Mi is a red panda. He just moved from Michigan’s Binder Park Zoo to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo. He’s getting more attention than any other animal at his new home.
Mao Mi is part of a Wildlife Conservation Society breeding program. The program is trying to help threatened and endangered species. Red pandas are endangered.
Mao Mi has black legs, a furry reddish-brown face and body and white ears. He looks a lot like a raccoon.
Red pandas are gentle animals that spend most of the day sleeping. In the wild they’re found in southern Asia. They live in forests on mountains.
Prospect Park zookeepers said that their cuddly cutie is very playful. He loves to climb trees and explore his new home.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AP)