Red Panda on a tree in Sikkim. The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens, literally translated as "shining cat") is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mammal and the lone species in the genus Ailurus. It is only a tad larger than a domestic cat, has a reddish-brown pelage, a long, bushy tail, and a cute waddling gait due to its front legs being shorter than the rear ones. It eats bamboo, but being omnivorous may also steal birds' eggs, birds and their chicks, insects, and smaller mammals. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary when not active. It is also crepuscular, being largely active between daylight and total darkness. This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and [email protected].