Giant Panda from China, that’s me

Credit: Melinda Iser, Source: Museum Victoria

I’m part of the Museum Victoria natural science collection; been part of this gang since 1978. This is how the museum classifies me – check this out – my data sheet!

Registration Number:                           C 27435

Category:                                             Natural SciencesS

cientific Group:                                    Vertebrate Zoology

Discipline:                                            Mammalogy

Type of Item:                                       Specimen

Scientific Name:                                  Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Phylum:                                               Chordata

Class:                                                   Mammalia - (Mammals)

Order:                                                  Carnivora

Family:                                                Ursidae 

Genus:                                                 Ailuropoda

Species:                                               melanoleuca

Common Name:                                   Giant Panda

Nature of Specimen:                            Mount

Country:                                               China 

Cool hey – I got heaps of different names – you can just call me GIANT PANDA as I’m pretty big…. and I’m a panda! Did you know that I’m going to get ready for this like cool exhibition with a heap of other mammals and birds? Were going to hang out together in this WHITE exhibition space, white is cool so is black – a bit like me I’m back and white – I hope I get a spot on the wall in the exhibition that would be cool too. I’m in the store at the moment hanging out with some other bozo that keeps looking at me – think I’ll be moving on soon – catch ya next time, I’ll be back….