Sunday, July 21, 2013

Giant Pandas

     Giant pandas are sadly endangered. They have a highly strict diet.they eat 99% bamboo. Choosing out of the 30 different kinds of bamboo species. Interestingly enough, they take new shoots in spring, leaves in summer and stems in winter. As for the other 1%, that goes to Carrion, grubs and eggs. Normally, these pandas feed at either dawn or dusk, and end up sleeping in a bamboo thicket. The female is 4/5's the size of the male. The female indicates how ready she is to mate by moaning, whining and barking. Males will to pretty much anything for the female.Chase, fight and gather food.Usually, 1 or to cubs are born at a time, usually into a den (hollowed out tree) or a rocky cave                                                                                                                                                                            
.                                                         (you may not believe this, but
                                                            this is a newborn giant panda!)