In most encyclopedic sources , the name `` panda '' or `` common panda '' originally referred to the lesser-known Red Panda , thus necessitated the inclusion of `` giant '' and `` lesser/red '' prefixes in front of the names .

Its closest `` bear relative '' is the MISC@1 of LOCATION@1 . The first `` Westerner '' to see a live panda was a MISC@2 zoologist in NUMBER@1 .
