- Giant panda | Facts, Habitat, Population, Diet | Britannica
giant panda, (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), bear with striking black-and-white coloration inhabiting bamboo forests in the mountains of central China Its coloration, combined with a bulky body and round face, gives it a captivating appearance that has endeared it to people worldwide
- Giant Panda | U. S. Fish Wildlife Service
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a conservation icon, revered for its unique coat pattern and cultural significance Also known as the panda bear, bamboo bear, or in Chinese as Daxiongmao, meaning “large bear cat,” these charismatic mammals are endemic to the People's Republic of China
- Giant Panda | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and among the world’s most threatened animals Learn about WWF's giant panda conservation efforts
- Giant panda - Smithsonians National Zoo
Giant pandas are native to central China and have come to symbolize vulnerable species As few as 1,864 giant pandas live in their native habitat, while another 600 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world The giant panda, a black-and-white bear, has a body typical of bears
- 12 Fascinating Facts About Giant Pandas
Discover more about giant pandas before you celebrate California Panda Day with us at the San Diego Zoo
- Giant Panda Facts and Pictures | National Geographic Kids
High in dense bamboo forests in the misty, rainy mountains of southwestern China lives one of the world's rarest mammals: the giant panda, also called the panda Only about 1,500 of these
- About the panda | WWF
The panda is not special just because it is one of the most well known and charismatic animals on earth It is also a very peculiar species, with many unique and remarkable characteristics
- Giant Pandas: Diet, Behaviour Conservation | IFAW
The panda’s scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which means ‘black and white cat foot ’ It was given the common name of ‘panda’ because its bamboo diet and specially adapted paws resembled the red panda, an otherwise unrelated animal that was discovered almost 50 years previously
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