what animal is master shifu in kung fu panda movie
List of Kung Fu Panda characters Master Shifu (Chinese for "Master") is a wise and swift-moving red panda Kung Fu Master who resides in the Jade Palace as its headmaster, known to have trained Po and the Furious Five in Kung Fu, as well as Tai Lung.
Red panda The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called the lesser panda, the red bear-cat, the red cat-bear, and the firefox is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.[1] It has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs; it is roughly the size of a domestic cat, though with a longer body and somewhat heavier. It is arboreal, feeds mainly on bamboo, but also eats eggs, birds, and insects. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.