<span>The giant panda bear is found at the top of the Yangtze Basin. Its range is confined to small remote mountain areas in the central China provinces of Sichuan, Gansus, and Shaanxi. Its population is declining since its original habitat has been reduced to a mere fraction due to deforestation, farming, global warming, poaching, hunting dogs, and other activities related to mankind.</span>Often nicknamed the Asian bear or Oriental bear, the panda bear once lived in Vietnam and Burma. Left unprotected, endangered pandas would inevitably become extinct. Mysterious and unknown in the past, many fascinating facts and information are continuously being discovered about male and female pandas and their baby cubs.PANDA CUBSPanda cubs are adored for their puppy-like resemblance and unique color scheme. Who can resist their fluffy white fur with black circle eyes, ears, and stripes. On all fours they resemble a cuddly puppy.Many facts contribute to the plight of the endangered panda. Panda cubs are born in small litters, often only one. Where they live and the robustness of their habitat determines their survival. Since the mother’s reproduction rate is limited, specie propagation is fragile. The more information and facts we know about baby pandas the better we can insure their survival.Panda bear cubs are born to play. But the survival skills they learn from their mother are critical. With proper skills and a favorable environment, cubs can mature to adulthood and continue the cycle of reproduction to save the species. The owl is an enemy of panda babies.<span>The life of a panda cub has some fascinating characteristics. See our page of interesting facts about baby pandas.</span>RESEARCH OVERVIEW Although their habitat and population is on the decline, giant panda facts are more abundant today thanks to the studies of animal scientists and conservation groups. Difficult to observe in the wild, giant panda and cub information was scarce and difficult to gather.
The answer is:
It suggests that Ben's father's intellectual curiosity is a positive trait.
According to the passage, Ben's father inquisitiveness and intense desire for knowledge equals U.S. president's Abraham Lincoln's curiosity. As a result, he takes his family on holiday from Michigan to South Dakota in a comfortable trailer to go camping and see waterfalls, forests and Mount Rushmore.
The sentence "Moreover, it is probably just as valuable or more valuable to us now, than it was in the ancient past".
The answer is B
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