Banking service chronicle published this article page no 4 this article can be seen in the magazine bamboo is the favourite food of giant pandas which accounts for 99% of their diet. they have two unique physical features that help them to hold crush and eat bamboo o broad flat molar teeth o enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb symbol of wwf since its formation in 1961. habitat inhabit bamboo forests in the mountains of central china conservation measures wwf has been working with the chinese governments national conservation program for the giant panda and its habitat. aquatic species dugong recently the tamil nadu government announced indias first conservation reserve for dugongs in palk bay. protection status characteristics also known as sea cows they are the only herbivorous marine mammals and the only member of the family dugongidae making it one of the four surviving species in the order sirenia (other is trichechidae or the manatee family). they live in groups and come to the surface to breathe with a distinct dolphinlike tail and have mammary glands. lifespan of dugongs is 70 years or more and female dugongs breed every 2.5 to 7 years (starting from 6 to 17 years) with a gestation period of 13 to 15 months and a nursing period of around 18 months. Banking service chronicle magazine its closest relative stellers sea cow was hunted to extinction in the eighteenth century. mainly found in shallow areas as they survive mainly on seagrass. threats habitat loss entanglement in fishing nets hunting for meat and oil etc. habitat shallow coastal waters of the indian and western pacific oceans conservation measures Banking service chronicle magazine subscription
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