Cute In Search Of Route

Known as a charismatic and unique creature

I am called the giant panda

And I am the national symbol of China

I look like I’m out of a black and white movie

Dark circles around my eyes 

Make me look like I haven’t slept for centuries.

We communicate with each other fairly often,

Mostly by vocalization and scent marking

We mark our routes by spraying urine,

Clawing tree trunks,

And rubbing against object.

Dwelling in the forests of southern and eastern China,

Some pockets of Vietnam and Myanmar.

But my habitat is now dwindling.

99 percent of my diet is bamboo

And the remaining percent is meat

This reliance on bamboo

Has made me and my friends 

vulnerable to extinction

The expanding human population

Has led to the decrease in ours

Their cruel deeds and our habitat loss

Has marginalized us

And now we seek shrinking refuge

Now I am termed as an endangered species

Affected by habitat loss and fragmentation,

Low birthrate both in the wild and in captivity

We are suffering

It is the duty of you humans

To save our world

We can help you in many ways,

By spreading seeds and expanding vegetation

In China’s bamboo forests

We are the basis of survival for local communities

And we are also culturally and economically valuable

But this can only happen if you help us

So let’s make a mutual agreement

You conserve us

And well make this world a better place.