Panda Bears Interesting Facts

Giant pandas often referred to as simply pandas are black and white bears.

Panda bears interesting facts. 5 pandas do not run fast a slow trot is as fast as they can go. Pandas live in the mountains of southwestern china in damp misty forests mostly at elevations between 1 200 to 3 500 meters 4 000 and 11 500 feet. Pandas need old growth conifer forests with at least 2 bamboo species and. Not to be confused with the red panda a mammal barely related to the panda bear the giant panda is the only species of its kind and currently endangered.

The giant panda is also known as panda bear or simply panda. Most bears are known to have round pupils. Read on for 25 interesting facts about giant pandas. 02 pandas rely on spatial memory recording of information about one s environment rather than visual memory.

That s about as a fast as a horse or deer. But it s much bigger than you think. The panda bear is scientifically called a ailuropoda melanoleuca which means a black and white cat foot. The giant panda also known as panda bear or simply panda is a bear that live in a few mountain ranges in central china.

They are mostly found in south central china. These magnificent mammals are omnivores. 03 the panda s gestation only takes 3 up to 5 months. Pandas can stand upright but their short hind legs aren t strong enough to support their bodies.

04 cubs or baby pandas are born regularly in summer mostly in august. A group of pandas is call as embarrassment. Black and white cuddly and endangered which can only be the giant panda. They are really cute and adorable animal.

Apart from being called a cat foot one of the rare facts is that the panda is the only species of bears in the world to have vertical slits as eyes similar to cats. A panda s bones are twice as heavy as the bones of other animals the same size. In china they are known as da xiong mao which means giant bear cat. It is always good to watch the panda in a group or alone.

Facts about the panda. In the wild they are found in thick bamboo forests high up in the mountains of central china you can check out our cool facts about china here. The latin for giant panda is ailuropda melanoleuca. Listed as vulnerable by the iucn red.

01 pandas share close genetic similarities with bears and raccoons. 5 pandas are pigeon toed. A giant panda is much bigger than your teddy bear. The giant panda also is known as the panda bear or simply the panda is a bear native to south central china.

But whilst pandas will occasionally eat small animals and fish bamboo counts for 99 percent of their diet. An adult panda weight more than 45 kilos 100 pounds and can be about 1 5 meters 5 feet long. It is characterized by large black patches around its eyes over the ears and across its round body. In other words they walk with their front paws turned inward.