The Giant Pandas
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Zoo
Shenshuping Gengda Panda Center
Type of aviary
Imitation of the natural environment
Habitat
Mountains of southwest China
Type of food
Bamboo
Population in the world
600
About species
The yards at Shenshuping Gengda Panda Center in China's Wolong Valley are filled with bamboo--making for some very happy panda residents.
Interesting facts
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The Giant Pandas are omnivores. But whilst pandas will occasionally eat small animals and fish, bamboo counts for 99 percent of their diet.
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Pandas are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, shifting up to 12 kilograms of bamboo.
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The giant panda’s scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which means “black and white cat-foot”.
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Female pandas give birth to one or two cubs every two years. Cubs stay with their mothers for 18 months before venturing off on their own.
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Baby pandas are born pink and measure about 15cm.
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These beautiful bears are endangered, and it’s estimated that only around 1,000 remain in the wild. That’s why we need to do all we can to protect them!
