![Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5JXNL9CAAAYpK1.jpg)
Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter
![Brookfield Zoo on Twitter: "Happy International Red Panda Day! “Firefoxes” are known to “huff-quack”, and have an extra “thumb” like giant pandas. You can visit our resident red panda, Leo, at Wild Brookfield Zoo on Twitter: "Happy International Red Panda Day! “Firefoxes” are known to “huff-quack”, and have an extra “thumb” like giant pandas. You can visit our resident red panda, Leo, at Wild](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DnJTWs0UYAAriE0.jpg:large)
Brookfield Zoo on Twitter: "Happy International Red Panda Day! “Firefoxes” are known to “huff-quack”, and have an extra “thumb” like giant pandas. You can visit our resident red panda, Leo, at Wild
![Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo. Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo.](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d3/46/8b/d3468b40e675f2d7b08ac868a463e08b--beijing-dublin.jpg)
Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo.
![Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/16/5117532/slides/slide_4.jpg)