Who doesn't love a giant panda?! For an animal so localized in a few mountain ranges in central China, it's cuteness reputation certainly transcends borders!
Yes have to agree! I've watched my fair share of panda videos on YouTube! Do you know if they are still endangered?
I believe so -- they're known as a "conservation reliant vulnerable species"....
Right, I heard they do lots of breeding programs in China. Have you ever seen one?
Not in person! Have you? I know that's tough -- as of 2014, only 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside of China.
Whoa, that's so weird. I feel sad about different species becoming extinct. It's like, they just cease to exist!
I know! Especially in this day and age, when you can see them so easily via the internet...somehow that makes it seem like the situation is less dire. There are 239 in captivity in China -- but not sure how many may be in the wild.
Wow... do you know if they are related to bears? They really look like them, but their behavior seems to be more like a puppy.
Giant panda
The giant panda ("Ailuropoda melanoleuca"; ), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the giant panda is a folivore, with bamboo shoots and leaves making up more than 99%
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