Answer:
The giant panda is closely related to bears, especially polar bears, while red pandas are more closely related to ferrets. But both species share a common trait—they eat only bamboo (despite being classified as carnivores) and both have developed a false thumb to help them do so.
Red pandas have dark patches under their eyes and long tails. Instead of black patches over the eyes like giant pandas have, many red pandas have white patches.
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