what is it locally known as?
The Lepcha call it "sak nam". In Nepal, it is called ' (bear-cat) and '. The Sherpa people of Nepal and Sikkim call it "ye niglva ponva" and "wah donka"
Red panda
The Lepcha call it "sak nam". In Nepal, it is called ' (bear-cat) and '. The Sherpa people of Nepal and Sikkim call it "ye niglva ponva" and "wah donka"
where is the red panda found in wild india eastern Himalayas what does it feed on? It is arboreal and feeds mainly on bamboo, but also eats eggs, birds, and insects
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Red panda [SEP] Native names
The Lepcha call it "sak nam". In Nepal, it is called ' (bear-cat) and '. The Sherpa people of Nepal and Sikkim call it "ye niglva ponva" and "wah donka". The word "wậː" is Sunuwari meaning bear; in Tamang language, a small, red bear is called "tāwām". In the Kanchenjunga region of eastern Nepal, the Limbu people know red pandas as "kaala" (literally "dark") because of their underside pelage; villagers of Tibetan origin call them "hoptongar". Additionally, Pocock lists the vernacular names "ye" and ' (Nepal); "thokya" and "thongwa" (Limbu); "oakdonga" or "wakdonka" and "woker" (Bhotia); "saknam sunam" (Lepcha). ' may originate from the Nepali word ' or ', a small bamboo, "Arundinaria intermedia", but also refers to a kind of small leopard, or cat-bear.