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Firefox is not a fox

By Simon on August 26th, 2006. Published in Internet Browsers.

Well I don’t really know if this is well know because I am not a hardcore Firefox user. But many people seems to think that Firefox is a ordinary fox. This isn’t really the case:

Red panda, lesser panda Ailurus fulgens

Red pandas look more like raccoons than their closest relative - the giant panda. They are secretive and gentle creatures, spending most of the day sleeping curled up with their tail wrapped around their head.

Life span: 12-14 years.

Statistics: Body length: 50-63cm, Weight: 4-6kg.

Physical Description: Red pandas have a bear-like body with thick russet fur. The belly and limbs are black and there are white markings on the side of the head and above the small eyes. They have thick bushy tails with light-brown rings, pointed ears and a pointed snout.

Distribution: Red pandas live in southern Asia: Bhutan, China, India, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal.

Habitat: They inhabit forested mountain slopes.

Diet: Red pandas mainly feed on bamboo, but also eat acorns, roots, berries, lichens and occasionally eggs and young birds.

Behaviour: Red pandas lead solitary lives, except for mothers with cubs. They are slow-moving on the ground but are remarkably agile in the trees.

Reproduction: Females give birth to 1-4 young, after a gestation period of 112-158 days.

Conservation status: The IUCN classify red pandas as Endangered, and they are on CITES: Appendix I. They are protected in Nepal and China. Habitat loss is thought to be the major reason for their decline in the wild.

Notes: Unlike other bears, their claws are partly retractable.

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  • Firefox should change their logo lol

  • No, if you make a logo that’s an animal, I bet that someone could come up with a real life animal that looks a lot like the logo you make. Especially since firefox is a big deal.

    the Firefox logo is fine.

  • I too like the current logo

  • DUDE!

    I want one of those pandas! ^^

  • I have myself seen tons of logos bourne of a nickname, as this would seem to be. But alas, I believe this had very little to do with the nickname of that cute little panda. There is a non-profit organization called firefox which has been around since the early ’70s, and it seems I remember hearing somewhere that the creators of this browser were actually inspired by the ideals exhibited by this group and in honor of their deeds, so named their newer genre of Mozilla browsers ‘Firefox’.
    I did find some supporting material for this claim, however, it must be pointed out that I have as of yet, not been able to positively verify its validity. ;)

    smittymator said on November 10th, 2006 at 12:09 am
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