There are enough fun facts about pandas to fill an entire textbook. Yet, to make things easy for you, we’ve boiled these dozens of facts down to eight. Pandas are intelligent, easy-going ...

Pandas have a unique “thumb,” which is actually an extended wrist bone. This helps them hold and strip bamboo with precision, making them expert eaters. When born, pandas are about the size of a stick ...

People once thought the red panda was related to bears or raccoons, but they are actually their own genus, Ailuridae. Within the genus, there are two species: fulgens fulgens and fulgens refulgens.

1. Can you spot the real panda? Despite sharing a common name, red pandas are not closely related to giant pandas—often considered the real panda. Phylogenetically, the red panda falls under a unique ...

Giant pandas eat between 12 to 15 kilograms of food, over a span of 12 hours, every single day, but only one-fifth of that food actually gets digested. No wonder they poop around 40 times a day!

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute said its two new giant pandas, Bao Li, and Qing Bao, will ...

Records and interviews show that Beijing has used pandas as leverage to shape policy on Taiwan and to cultivate relationships with local U.S. politicians. By Mara Hvistendahl Heather Knight and ...

According to the release, in March 2024, the local authorities received public reports about netizens who had widely disseminated rumors regarding giant pandas through short videos and livestreaming.

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...