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Now here's a face we rarely see Poonya make. But let's remember, adorable as she is, she's still a member of the bear family. She will not stand aside when trouble comes her friends' way.
This is for my special lemur boy who's been going through some badness these past few days.
...Damn tiny ass scanners.
This is for my special lemur boy who's been going through some badness these past few days.
...Damn tiny ass scanners.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Panda
Size 785 x 671px
File Size 287.3 kB
Actually, they are not. I've researched it for a long time. Many people say the raccoon family because they look like them, but they are in the bear family because their skeletal structure is similar to bears. Scientists have actually been trying to get them into their own order.
And just for the record, raccoons are in the Procyonidae family (raccoons, kinkajous, coaties), while weasels and skunks are in the Mustelid family (weasels, skunks, otters, badgers, wolverines.)
...Thanks for the comment! =D
And just for the record, raccoons are in the Procyonidae family (raccoons, kinkajous, coaties), while weasels and skunks are in the Mustelid family (weasels, skunks, otters, badgers, wolverines.)
...Thanks for the comment! =D
I think a lot of scientists don't even know what to do XD.
Everytime I try and find just what red pandas are, the statements that I find most times are never quite on par. It really is confusing, and most times just won't make sense. So what are we, what's our defense, for all this biologic craziness? Who cares, we're cute and that by far, is something which improper names can never mar.
Everytime I try and find just what red pandas are, the statements that I find most times are never quite on par. It really is confusing, and most times just won't make sense. So what are we, what's our defense, for all this biologic craziness? Who cares, we're cute and that by far, is something which improper names can never mar.
"The most recent molecular-systematic DNA research places the Red Panda into its own independent family Ailuridae. Ailuridae are part of a trichotomy within the broad superfamily Musteloidea (Flynn et al., 2001) that includes the Mephitidae (skunks), Procyonidae (raccoons), and Mustelidae (weasel, mink, wolverine, badger); but it is not a bear (Ursidae) as is the Giant Panda.[7]"
"According to the fossil record, the Red Panda diverged from its common ancestor with bears about 40 million years ago (Mayr 1986). With this divergence, by comparing the sequence difference between the red panda and the raccoon, the observed mutation rate for the red panda was calculated to be on the order of 109, which is apparently an underestimate compared with the average rate in mammals (Li, 1997). This underestimation is probably due to multiple recurrent mutations as the divergence between the Red Panda and the raccoon is extremely deep.”
So even BEFORE their present classification, they were derived from bears. Heh, I can rape Wikipedia, too. =P
Regardless, this is my consensus. Poonya is a red panda, which is part of the bear family. Since Poonya is a fictitious character of my own creation, it's only fitting that I create the world she comes from, including her genetic make up.
As far as I'm concerned, Poonya may be Ailuridae, but she's not ignorant to her Ursidae roots.
So even BEFORE their present classification, they were derived from bears. Heh, I can rape Wikipedia, too. =P
Regardless, this is my consensus. Poonya is a red panda, which is part of the bear family. Since Poonya is a fictitious character of my own creation, it's only fitting that I create the world she comes from, including her genetic make up.
As far as I'm concerned, Poonya may be Ailuridae, but she's not ignorant to her Ursidae roots.
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