Kyrie Red Panda 10"

With his exotic markings, Kyrie the Soft Red Panda stuffed animal is an eye catching creature! At home in the mountainous forests of China and the Himalayas, Red Pandas spend their time up in the trees. Kyrie has a long tail to help him balance as he climbs and a thick coat of plush fur so he can stay warm. Elegant white markings on his face contrast his russet colored coat. With tufts of fur at his ears and rich, brown eyes, Kyrie is a faithful plush interpretation of real Red Pandas. For extra cuddle value, Kyrie features a floppy, posable body that we’ve gently weighted with beans. A stand out when it comes to plush Red Pandas, bring home Kyrie and he’s sure to impress with his cloud soft materials and lifelike design!

Fun Facts About Red Pandas!

• They Are the Only “True” Panda -- Like giant pandas, red pandas are a bamboo-munching species native to high forests of Asia. While the two animals share a name and favorite food, they’re not closely related. Western scientists described red pandas 50 years before giant pandas, and named the black-and-white bear after the smaller red panda because of their shared characteristics, like a taste for bamboo and a bonus digit called a pseudothumb.
• They Mostly Eat Vegetation -- Though red pandas are carnivores, they rarely eat meat. The term carnivore refers to their biological order, not their dietary preference. Because red pandas descended from a shared ancestor with other carnivores, they share cat-like facial features and teeth, but they switched to a bamboo-based diet more than two million of years ago.

  “Biologically, they're a carnivore, they have teeth designed for ripping and shredding,” says Sarah Glass, the curator for red pandas at Zoo Knoxville. “But somewhere along the way, they decided bamboo doesn't run away, it's always green, it's a big grass, you can always find it—I'm going to find a way to make this work.”