Ailurus fulgens

Ailurus fulgens
Red Pandas are also known as Chitwas or Wahs in their native Nepal. The size of a small dog, they move like a bear and act like a cat. Discovered 48 years before their Giant Panda relatives, Red Pandas also love bamboo, eating up to 200,000 leaves in one day.
Taronga Zoo currently has four Red Pandas: Wanmei who is mother to two male cubs Tenzin and Jishnu. Their father Joshi, who was born on New Years Day, 2000 lives next door. While Joshi is his formal name, the keepers called him Mayhem when he was a tiny cub and this name has stuck. Taronga has the best breeding record in the southern hemisphere for this endangered species with over twenty Red Pandas being sent to other zoos around the world.