The Giant Panda is a bear from the cat bear family. It originates from
China and eats mainly bamboo, which is why it is also called the Bamboo
Bear. Only very rarely does it eat small mammals, birds, bird eggs and
carrion. His stomach and digestive system are actually built like a
herbivore, he can only use about 17% of the nutrients of bamboo. Therefore
it must eat very large quantities, each day about 15 kg stems and leaves
of bamboo. For this it needs 16 hours a day. When the fresh shoots of the
bamboo grow (they are called "sprouts"), he has to eat even 40 kg per day,
because the sprouts contain a lot of water. Since bamboo grows all year
round, the panda does not need to hibernate. Because people also need
bamboo and because they cut down the large bamboo forests, the Giant Panda
has become a very rare and endangered animal. It became a nature
conservation symbol for the WWF association.
Pandas are 150-180 cm long (plus 10-15 cm tail) and weigh between 75 and
110 kg. The mating season for giant pandas is in April and May. The female
gets 1-2 very small young after two and a half to four months of gestation
period, they weigh 90-150 g and are only as big as a rat. Unfortunately
many young animals die. Only after 45 days they open their eyes and take
their first steps at 75 days. The Giant Panda has a fur that looks fluffy
but is not so fluffy. It is colored black and white. Around the eyes it is
black. He has short legs and a stub tail and all children like him.
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