Is the red panda considered a true panda?

Is the red panda considered a true panda?

Learn about the red panda (Ailurus fulgens).
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    Watch as a shadow slowly crosses the Earth.
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    Voyager 2 arriving at Neptune after a 12-year journey, August 25, 1989.
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    Cheese comes from milk—but it's not that simple.
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    Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) with pups.
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    Learn about the Guadalupe fur seals of Guadalupe Island, off the northwestern coast of Baja California, Mexico.
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    Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) among a herd of gazelles. Stalking them slowly at first, the cheetahs break into a sprint, pursuing and capturing one of the gazelles. The spotted hyena is an ever-present and dangerous interloper.
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    A gray seal nursing her young while two males fight for control of the beach on Germany's Helgoland island.