Giant PandasThe giant panda is a beloved animal in China. It is regarded as a national treasure. It is found mostly in southwestern China in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.
The giant panda is part of the bear family. It has a white coat with black trimmings around its eye and on its ears arms and legs. Adult pandas can be 5 feet (1,5 meters) long and weigh up to 330 pounds (150 kilograms).
The giant panda leads a solitary life except during the mating season. It lives in bamboo forests in the mountains.
It can climb trees but lives mainly on the ground. Unlike most bears, the giant panda does not hibernate. It moves to low lying areas during the winter in search of warmer temperatures.
The giant panda has a mainly vegetarian diet, eating mostly bamboo shoots and leaves. It also eats insects and small rodents. Giant panda breeding groups are small and isolated form one another.
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