The Giant Pandas

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Information

  • 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

  • The Giant Pandas are omnivores. But whilst pandas will occasionally eat small animals and fish, bamboo counts for 99 percent of their diet.

  • Pandas are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, shifting up to 12 kilograms of bamboo.

  • The giant panda’s scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which means “black and white cat-foot”.

  • 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.

  • Baby pandas are born pink and measure about 15cm.

  • 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!