Wwf 15183002 Sitting Panda 47 cm Soft Toy

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Step 9: Draw a couple of lines that connect the feet to the arms as guides for the panda's legs. The guide line on the far right side should be long and curved. For the first few steps, don't press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin.

When populations become small, they are extremely susceptible to extinction due to environmental or genetic influences, such as drought or inbreeding. Small populations cannot rebound the same way large populations do; as groups of pandas become more isolated, it is more likely that reproduction, disease resistance and population stability will be threatened. That's it for the guides! From this point on, press harder with your pencil for a more defined drawing. Smithsonian's National Zoo scientists began giant panda research when Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing arrived at the Zoo in 1972. See a history and timeline of giant pandas at the Zoo here. Much has been learned since that time, but there still remains much more to learn. With the arrival of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, the Zoo has developed a ten-year research plan that will hopefully culminate in a growing, thriving population of giant pandas. Under the terms of the Zoo's agreement with China, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Conservation Ecology Center have studied these bears both in the wild and in human care.Female giant pandas give birth from 90 to 180 days after mating. Although females may give birth to two young, usually only one survives. Giant panda cubs may stay with their mothers for up to three years before striking out on their own. This means that a wild female, at best, can produce young only every other year. In a lifetime, a giant panda may successfully raise only five to eight cubs.

Step 3: Draw a small circle on the bottom half of the head as a guide for the panda's muzzle. The top of this circle should touch the construction line, and the bottom should touch the lower edge of the head. Step 11: Lightly sketch the eyeballs inside the head as two small circles. Use the initial lines as guides for placement. When you get the size and shape right, darken the lines. Make the sides of the circles pointier to create the corner of the eyes. Notice the size of the panda's eyes in relation to the rest of the head. Don't draw them too big. Add a few extra lines around the eyes for the skin and wrinkles. The Zoo's pandas are part of Panda Watch behavior study. Each day, dedicated Friends of the National Zoo volunteers, called Panda Watchers, monitor the pandas' behavior via the Panda Cam. Over the years, they've amassed mountains of data on the species, which is notoriously difficult to study in the wild. Step 4: On top of the head, draw two small arcs as guides for the panda's ears. Pay attention to the size of the ears in relation to the head. Don't draw them too big.Step 22: For a cleaner look, erase as much as you can of the initial guide lines. Don't worry about erasing all of the guides. It's okay to leave some behind. Re-draw any final sketch lines you may have accidentally erased. Specifically, it has allowed scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to learn about panda estrus, breeding, pregnancy, pseudopregnancy and cub development — work that is shared around the world with other institutions that also care for and breed this vulnerable species.