The Giant Panda The giant panda is a bear. They share some features of bears. The giant panda has a body typical of bears. They also live in a habitat zone where food is available on all year round. Its diet is made up almost entirely of the leaves, stems and shoots of various bamboo species. A giant panda will eat 26-84 lbs (12-38 kg) of bamboo every day to meet its energy needs. Giant panda bears have a massive head, heavy body, short tail, rounded ears and plantigrade feet (both heel and toe make contact with the ground when walking in a manner similar to humans). Giant pandas have very good eyesight. The
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The Giant Panda
The giant panda is a bear. They share some features of bears. The giant panda has a body typical of bears. They also live in a habitat zone where food is available on all year round. Its diet is made up almost entirely of the leaves, stems and shoots of various bamboo species. A giant panda will eat 26-84 lbs (12-38 kg) of bamboo every day to meet its energy needs. Giant panda bears have a massive head, heavy body, short tail, rounded ears and plantigrade feet (both heel and toe make contact with the ground when walking in a manner similar to humans). Giant pandas have very good eyesight. The Chinese people call the panda "Da Xiong Mao," which means "giant bear cat" in Chinese. The ears, eye patches, legs and shoulder band are black while the rest of the body is white.
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