giant panda, (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), bear with striking black-and-white coloration inhabiting … See more

As much as 90–98 percent of the panda’s diet consists of the leaves, shoots, and stems of bamboo, a large grass available year-round in much of China’s forested regions. De… See more

Fossils from northern Myanmar and Vietnam and much of China as far north as Beijing indicate that the giant panda was widely distributed throughout eastern Asia during the … See more