How to Use red panda in a Sentence

red panda

noun
Definition of red pandanext
  • The red panda that lives there now, Lucille, was born at the Bronx Zoo.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The 72-acre zoo is the place to be for a red panda, tiger, or zebra sighting right in the middle of the city.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The zoo held a poll on its website to help name the red panda, and Shemni was the winning choice.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The three-month-old red panda cub died amid a contest to decide his name.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The twins, both female, weighed 5 ounces and were born blind, which is usual for red pandas.
    — Agueda Pacheco-Flores, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
  • The red panda is the sole living species in this family.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The zoo added that the first six months of life are when red panda cubs are most vulnerable.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Watch this red panda smile at the camera while lounging around.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Two red pandas at the Woodland Park Zoo became parents last week with the birth of twin cubs.
    — Agueda Pacheco-Flores, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
  • The cubs were among quadruplets born last Wednesday to Ember, a 9-year-old red panda.
    — USA TODAY, 22 July 2019
  • First time mom Kate is doing a great job taking care of the red panda trio, according to the zoo.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The Birmingham Zoo’s beloved red panda died over the weekend.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Parker, a 4-year-old red panda, was found dead on Sunday morning at the zoo.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Parker was one of two red pandas at the Birmingham Zoo.
    — NBC News, 9 Mar. 2020
  • The Zoo reports that there may be less than 2,500 adult red pandas currently living in the wild.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 21 July 2017
  • In the wild, red pandas are found in the mountains of Nepal, northern Myanmar and central China.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Ambassadors at the Houston Zoo include a red panda and a mole rat.
    — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The zoo says only 1% of red panda litters are quadruplets.
    — USA TODAY, 22 July 2019
  • According to the zoo, red panda cubs are born blind and don’t open their eyes for several weeks.
    — oregonlive, 1 July 2020
  • In the latter half of the season, Retsuko meets Resasuke, a red panda from her office.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 4 May 2018
  • There were no signs of illness in its other red panda, a 9-year-old female named Sorrel, the zoo said.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2020
  • On Monday, the zoo announced the name and gender of the red panda cub born earlier this summer.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2021
  • For red panda Mei Mei, life going on meant bringing a little more life into the world.
    — oregonlive, 1 July 2020
  • World, meet Gizmo, the new red panda living at the Birmingham Zoo.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 15 May 2021
  • Use the classic bricks to build a tiger, red panda, and koi fish — so there’s always something new to discover.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Encounters with red pandas are sold out at the Houston Zoo, but are available with the zoo’s naked mole rat, which has large buck teeth.
    — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018
  • There's a lemur that looks like a cross between a teddy bear and red panda and hops between trees like a kangaroo.
    — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2018
  • Retsuko the red panda clearly fits the bill, and the first three seasons each have 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Of course, my mother is not a giant red panda raging through the city, crushing cars and terrorizing the hottest boy band in the world.
    — Domee Shi, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Lin, a beloved red panda who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, died last week due to health issues, according to a news release.
    — The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2024

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