100 Facts about Pandas

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A sleeping giant panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at a breeding centre in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. (more)

Giant Panda". National Zoological Park. Archived from the original on 17 July 2008 . Retrieved 17 July 2008. Jessie Yeung (4 August 2020). "China's focus on panda conservation has come at the cost of other species: study". CNN. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020 . Retrieved 16 August 2020. It has been estimated that an adult panda absorbs 54.8–66.1mg (0.846–1.020gr) of cyanide a day through its diet. To prevent poisoning, they have evolved anti-toxic mechanisms to protect themselves. About 80% of the cyanide is metabolized to less toxic thiocyanate and discharged in urine, while the remaining 20% is detoxified by other minor pathways. [66] China's National Panda Park Will Be Three Times the Size of Yellowstone". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 . Retrieved 31 March 2021. More From Nicolai Berg Andersen on Built In Create the Classic Snake Game With Processing Library and JavaDespite being herbivores, pandas evolved to have a shorter gut, which is usually only seen in carnivores. The special construction of their digestive system allows pandas to metabolize all the nutrients they need to survive. a b c d e f g Swaisgood, Ronald R.; Lindburg, Donald; White, Angela M.; Zhang, Hemin; Zhou, Xiaoping (31 December 2019), "7. Chemical Communication in Giant Pandas", Giant Pandas, University of California Press, pp.106–120, doi: 10.1525/9780520930162-015, ISBN 9780520930162, S2CID 226766316 , retrieved 28 October 2022

Yu, L.; Li, Y.i-W.; Ryder, O. A.; Zhang, Y.-P. (2007). "Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (198): 198. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-198. PMC 2151078. PMID 17956639. For one, the A. m. melanoleuca refers to the native pandas in Sichuan. However, the scientific community has yet to officially recognize it as a panda subspecies. The red panda is not actually a panda. It's believed that its name is derived from the Nepalese words "nigalya ponya," meaning "bamboo eater." [2] a b "First panda cub born using frozen sperm". The Irish Times. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011 . Retrieved 26 July 2009. The giant panda typically lives around 20 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity. [52] A female named Jia Jia was the oldest giant panda ever in captivity; she was born in 1978 and died at an age of 38 on 16 October 2016. [53] Pathologya b c Ciochon, Russell L.; Eaves-Johnson, K. Lindsay (20 July 2007). "Bamboozled! The Curious Natural History of the Giant Panda Family". Scitizen. Archived from the original on 21 July 2007 . Retrieved 22 July 2008. Giant pandas give birth to twins in about half of pregnancies. [102] If twins are born, usually only one survives in the wild. The mother will select the stronger of the cubs, and the weaker cub will die due to starvation. The mother is thought to be unable to produce enough milk for two cubs since she does not store fat. [103] The father has no part in helping raise the cub. Predator of giant panda". WWF. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 . Retrieved 22 November 2017. a b c d Swaisgood, R.; Wang, D. & Wei, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. " Ailuropoda melanoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T712A121745669 . Retrieved 15 January 2022.

The cub won’t leave the family unit until it is about a year-and-a-half old. At that time, it will go off on its own and assume a solitary life that typically all pandas live. Animal Info – Red Panda". Archived from the original on 1 September 2008 . Retrieved 4 August 2009. Giant panda in China bites third victim". CNN News. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009 . Retrieved 10 January 2009.a b c d e Wilson, A.E.; Sparks, D.L.; Knott, K.K.; Willard, S.; Brown, A. (2020). "Simultaneous choice bioassays accompanied by physiological changes identify civetone and decanoic acid as pheromone candidates for giant pandas". Zoo Biology. 39 (3): 176–185. doi: 10.1002/zoo.21532. PMID 31919913. S2CID 210133833– via PubMed. a b W., Lynne (July 2006). "Pandas, Inc". National Geographic Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015 . Retrieved 10 April 2008. Esarey, Ashley; Haddad, Mary Alice; Lewis, Joanna I.; Harrell, Stevan, eds. (2020). Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-74791-0. JSTOR j.ctv19rs1b2. Li, R.; Fan, W.; Tian, G.; Zhu, H.; He, L.; Cai, J.; Huang, Q.; Cai, Q.; Li, B.; Bai, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, W.; Li, J.; Wei, F.; Li, H.; Jian, M.; Li, J.; Zhang, Z.; Nielsen, R.; Li, D.; Gu, W.; Yang, Z.; Xuan, Z.; Ryder, O. A.; Leung, F. C. C.; Zhou, Y.; Cao, J.; Sun, X.; etal. (2009). "The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome". Nature. 463 (7279): 311–317. Bibcode: 2010Natur.463..311L. doi: 10.1038/nature08696. PMC 3951497. PMID 20010809.

A red panda eats approximately 200 bamboo shoots and leaves per day, which is about 20 to 30% of their body weight. [2] Lindburg, Donald G.; Baragona, Karen (2004). Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-23867-2.

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One of the reasons the World Wide Fund (WWF) chose the Panda as their logo was to save printing costs.