The red panda- sometimes called the firefox or the lesser panda (which is pretty offensive to the red pandas given the fact that they are infinitely superior to their useless yet celebrated cousins) are related to both giant pandas and raccoons but currently occupy a family all their own- the ailuridae.
Unfortunately, the red panda is endangered as a result of vast deforestation in their native China, Myanmar and Burma, but unlike the Giant Panda, they make babies and eat things other than bamboo. So, not only are they better suited for survival they are obscenely adorable, like living stuffed animals.
The vendetta against pandas continues...
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