Red pandas live high up in the cool forests of the Himalayan foothills. They spend most of their time in trees, walking carefully along the branches and curling up in forks to sleep. Their thick fur and bushy tails keep them warm in the cold mountain mist.
They eat mostly bamboo. They hold the stems with their paws and nibble the leaves, just like a giant panda does - which is one reason the two animals share the word 'panda'. But scientists have shown they are not closely related.
Red pandas are very quiet animals. They sleep through most of the day and become active at dawn and dusk. Their other nickname is 'firefox' because of their bright fur - and yes, that is where the famous web browser got its name and its logo.
There are fewer than 10,000 red pandas left in the wild, so they are protected. In Nepal, schools and forest rangers work together to look after the forests they live in. Children who grow up in red panda country sometimes get to spot one curled in a tree on the way to school.