There may be no creature that walks this earth more wise, fierce, cuddly, powerful, and spiritually peaceful than the red panda. Native to the eastern Himalayas, southwestern China, and Tibet, this proud creature lives primarily in trees and feeds on bamboo, eggs, birds, and insects.

It hunts at dawn and dusk and spends most of the daytime hours lazing around or snoozing on a wide branch.

It is the only living species of the genus Ailurus, of the family Ailuridae and is not, in fact, closely related to the giant panda.

At one time, the red panda lived across Eurasia as far as Britain and even in North America (a red panda tooth was discovered in Tennessee that dates back to 4.5-7 million years ago). It is considered by biologists to be a living fossil, as it relates to other species only distantly.

People who wear a red panda tattoo design believe in working smarter, not harder. When they have a chance to rest, they rest. When a low hanging fruit presents itself, they jump at it with the ferocity of a tiger.

You might just want to get yourself a red panda tattoo while they’re still around: they have been classified as endangered and biologists estimate that fewer than 10,000 remain in the wild.