Here you'll see why everyone loves Giant Pandas
For me, they almost don't look real but more like a big stuffed animal. And, they obviously don't know that they are critically endangered. Maybe ignorance is bliss. ~Sigh~
So, read about these wonderful Giant Pandas and really look at the pictures and videos. Smile, be happy and maybe even figure out what you can do to help save them for our children's children's children.
Scientific classification Of Giant Panda
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ailuropoda
Species: A. melanoleuca
Binomial name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
(David, 1869)
From Wikipedia
Where Giant Panda Are Found
Giant Pandas are found in several mountain ranges in China. Specifically, in the Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. They used to be found in the lowlands, however due to habitat destruction from farming and the clearing of forest of bamboo (their main source of food), they are now found only higher up. What Giant Pandas Eat
Although Giant Pandas are classified as carnivore, their diets are herbivorous as they eat bamboo (about 99%) but supplement their diet with whatever else is available such as bananas, oranges, leaves from shrubs, eggs and honey.Due to the limited nutrition derived from bamboo, they eat lots of it -- as much as 14 kilos per day. They will also eat fish and eggs and meat when available.
In captivity, Giant Pandas are fed bamboo but they also get sweet potatoes, carrots, applies and sugar cane.
Giant Panda's Breeding and Birth
Between the ages of 4 and 8 years old, Panda become sexually mature. They mate 1 time per year and usually give birth to 1 or 2 cubs. The cubs are quite helpless weighing in at only 3 to 4-1/2 ounces. They are also born blind and furless.If 2 cubs are born in the wild, the mother will only take care of the strongest cub and leaves the 2nd cub to die. The remaining cub will stay with the mother for about 2 years. Like polar bears, the father has no part in raising the cub.
Although the cub is born hairless, fur begins to appear a month after birth along with black spots where the black fur will grow in. The cubs begins to crawl at 3 to 4 months old.
Giant Panda's Growth - the first 3 months of life
During the first 3 months of life, the following occurs:
- Eyes open.
- Fur grows in
- Black marking have developed.
- Teeth have broken through gums.
- They are scooting around but not walking yet.
Behavior of the Giant Panda
Small groups of Giant Pandas share a large territory but are solitary bears who have their own defined territory. They are good climbers and create dens in trees and rock crevices. They do not hibernate and do not create permanent dens.These cute bears communicate with each other vocally and through scent markings.
A Giant Panda Slide Show
These images were all taken by ucumari, who is my favorite bear photographer on Flickr.
Symbol of China
Giant Panda are on stamps and coins
In fact, the Chinese people have quite a love relationship with these cute bears. They are depicted as cute and cuddly and people swarm to the zoos to see them, especially when a new cub is born.
The Giant Panda's likeness is depicted on many stamps and coins.
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Panda Diplomacy
China offers pandas as gifts to other countries
The Chinese used to give Giant Pandas as gifts to other countries. In 1984, however, instead of using pandas as agents of diplomacy, the China instead offered pandas to other nations on 10-year loans.The fee of these "loans" were up to US$ 1,000,000 per year and came with a provision that any cubs born during the loan were the property of the People's Republic of China.
A WWF lawsuit in 1998 brought about a change in the U.S. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only allows a U.S. zoo to import a panda IF the zoo can ensure that China will put more than half of its loan fee into conservation efforts for wild pandas and their habitat. Way to go WWF!
(photo of Hu Jintao during a defense meeting at the Pentagon in May, 2002)
Zhen Zhen - The panda cub at the San Diego Zoo
Check out this cute video of a panda cub
Below is a video of the 1st year of life of Zhen Zhen, the little cub born at the San Diego Zoo in 2007.Zhen Zhen is charming and keeps guests entertained with her antics and sense of curiosity. She can almost make you forget how endangered Giant Pandas are. Pandas are still with us because of the panda conservation effort that is happening world-wide.
PBS TV has put together this hour-long documentary about her first year. It also discusses the conservation effort that allowed her to be born and thrive.
To see when the documentary will playing on your tv, check online at Local PBS TV Schedule.
Now, off you go, check out Zhen Zhen in the video below.
Panda Tales starring Zhen Zhen
Video of panda cub
Wonderful Videos Of Giant Panda
More fun videos of panda and panda cubs
Organizations Saving Giant Panda And Other Bears
What organizations are doing to save giant pandas
Here are some great organizations working to save Giant Pandas. Vote for your favorite(s) and add it if you don't see it.
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Original Soundtrack
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Panda Photo Caption Contest
What is this little panda thinking?
Panda Photo Caption Contest
Add a new caption and vote for your favorites. Come back and vote for the new ones.
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Please don't hurt me.
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No I didn' take Your Bamboo, What how did that get there.
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Honest, it wasn't me.
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Don't look at me like that, you're scaring me.
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Whoa Big Boy!
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I'm just the messenger.
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who me i didn't do that....fine maybe i did its not that bad....DON'T look at me I'm hungry
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I come in peace, bringing bamboo.
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Patti Cake ,Patti Cake, bakers man
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Of course I washed my hands first MOM!
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Come on. We can all fit.
FREE Giant Panda Kit
Make A Paper Giant Panda
Here's what the finished giant panda looks like:
The instructions are easy to follow: just match the names and numbered parts in the instructions. This will make a great family, summer break or school project.
Wonderful Books On Pandas
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Here are some great books on Giant Pandas. Let people know which you think are the best by voting for your favorite book. It's okay to vote for more than 1. And, you can add a another one from Amazon or take a copy of this list. If you add one, don't forget to vote for it!
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Project Panda Ware on Zazzle
Fun Panda Books For Kids
Teach your kids about giant pandas. Here are some great books for kids. Let us know which your kids love most by voting. It's okay to vote for more than 1. And, you can add a another one from Amazon or take a copy of this list. If you add one, don't forget to vote for it!
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Board Book by Bill Martin, Eric Carle
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Kung Fu Panda: Meet the Masters (I Can Read Book 2) by Catherine Hapka
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Kung Fu Panda Ultimate Sticker Book (Ultimate Sticker Books) by DK Publishing
When Po, a chubby panda working in his parent's no more...0 points
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Kung Fu Panda: The Junior Novel (Kung Fu Panda) by Susan Korman
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The Panda Puzzle (A to Z Mysteries) by Ron Roy
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Pookie Lookie, The Pink Spotted Panda Bear by Missie Shealey
Pookie Lookie is introduced to all of her panda pe more...0 points
Kung Fu Panda Stuff on Amazon
![Kung Fu Panda (+BD Live) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e%2ByLaD0tL._SL75_.jpg)
Let's just sleep here.
Giant Panda Videos
Giant Pandas Bai Yun and Su Lin enjoying bamboo together
TWO BIG BIRTHDAYS FOR GIANT PANDAS AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO
Save the Giant Panda
Giant Panda (song: I need an Angel, Ruben Studdard)
Mom & Baby Giant Pandas at Zoo Atlanta with Bamboo
Take a look inside the world's largest Giant Panda breeding
The Most Pathetic Baby Panda Ever
Giant panda bear does handstand! BBC wildlife
Fun Giant Panda Stuff on CafePress
Panda Kids Light T-Shirt
Price: 17.99 
Panda Messenger Bag
Price: 24.99
Giant Panda Origami
Origami Made Easy
Amazon Price: $9.00 (as of 02/09/2010)
Wonderful origami designs with instructions including the cute Giant Panda shown below.
Giant Panda from "Origami Made Easy"
Giant Panda Informational Links
Can't Get enough info on Giant Pandas? Here are more places to get them. Vote for your favorite(s) and add it if you don't see it.
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Giant Panda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giant Panda Facts - National Zoo| FONZ
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Animal Bytes: Giant Panda
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Giant Panda, Giant Panda Profile, Facts, Information, Photos ...
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Soft Pandas For That Special Someone (maybe you!)
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Webkinz Black And White Panda Plush
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Webkinz Lil Kinz Panda Virtual Plush Pet
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Kung Fu Panda - Kung Fu Kickin' PO
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Aurora Plush 12" Mei, Aurora Babies Baby Panda
Mei the Plush Panda Cub is very soft and huggable. more...0 points
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Great Panda Collectibles on eBay
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Giant Pandas In the News
Read about giant pandas
- Baby, you've got style!
- The threeweekold cub at Chiang Mai Zoo has developed a remarkable physical feature that makes it stand out from other members of its species.
- Wood harvest puts pandas at risk
- People and giant pandas are still coming into conflict. So concludes a report into the firewood collecting habits of people living in one of China's largest panda reserves.
- Panda gives birth to twins in China
- A Chinese giant panda gave birth to twins in the country's northern province of Shaanxi, state media reported.
- Cutting waste with panda poo nets academic Ig Nobel Prize | The Japan Times Online
- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Kyodo) A Japanese researcher was among this year's winners of the Ig Nobel Prize on Thursday for developing a method to cut kitchen refuse by using bacteria derived from the feces of giant pandas.
- China to loan two pandas to Singapore for 10-year period
- China will be loaning two baby pandas to Singapore for a 10-year period, to mark the 20th anniversary of Sino-Singapore relations.
- China builds research center to help giant pandas adapt to wild
- CHENGDU, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A research center to help captive pandas to adpat to the wild has started construction in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
- China's pandas worth more than Tiger Woods: Australian zoo
- Two giant pandas due to begin a 10-year stay at an Australian zoo could give the local economy a bigger boost than recent visits by Tiger Woods or Lance Armstrong, officials said Wednesday.
- It's giant panda-monium
- CHINESE giant pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrived at their new home in Adelaide yesterday, bringing with them hopes of a $600 million pay day for their adopted home state.
- Ten giant pandas to head for Shanghai for World Expo 2010
- Ten giant pandas to head for Shanghai for World Expo 2010 www.chinaview.cn
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Print Ten giant pandas greet feeders at the Bifengxia base of the Chinese giant panda protection and research center, in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Pro - Giant pandas endangered by inbreeding: study
- We are all aware that the giant panda is an endangered species. Dutch researchers at the University of Twentes Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC, The Netherlands) have suggested that these animals are becoming increasing endangered due to local inbreedin
- Famed panda to leave U.S. capital
- THIS HAS A VIDEO! It feels like it went by in the blink of an eye. Tai Shan, the giant panda cub so many people have come to know and love, is about to board a flight to China.
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- San Diego Zoo Exhibit: Panda Cam at the Giant Panda Research Station
- The San Diego Zoo has had a love affair with giant pandas ever since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. After years of red tape and tons of application paperwork, the Zoo and China agreed on a 12-year research loan of two giant pandas, Bai Yun and Shi Shi.
- Atlanta Zoos Pandas Receive $43,000 and Counting in Donations Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News
- Does a global network of fans want to keep giant pandas in Atlanta? The answer is a resounding yes, according to an update from Zoo officials regarding the progress of theGive So They Stay campaign.
- San Diego Zoo announces giant panda Bai Yun is pregnant (and may give birth to twins)
- The San Diego Zoo has announced that its 17-year-old resident female giant panda, Bai Yun, is pregnant.
- Baby Panda is Born at the San Diego Zoo
- SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Zoo's 17-year-old giant panda Bai Yun gave birth to her fifth cub Wednesday.
- San Diego Zoo's giant panda cub does a push-up
- The San Diego Zoo's giant panda cub was given a clean bill of health in his sixth veterinary exam, performed Thursday. The zoo's senior veterinarian, Dr. Tracy Clippinger, said the cub's eyes and ears are now fully opened, and she...
- Panda diplomacy helps repair rift
- The latest sign of a thaw in tension between China and Australia was not an agreement reached at the bargaining table or a handshake between politicians but some much cuter diplomacy.
- San Diego Zoo panda cub gets name "Son of Cloud"
- SAN DIEGO ? Out of 6,300 suggestions, San Diego Zoo managers have chosen a name for a baby panda born this summer. Zoo officials on Tuesday announced that the 3-month-old black-and-white ball of fur will be called Yun Zi (YUHN'-zih), which is Chinese for "Son of Cloud."
- Popular giant panda goes home to China
- The Smithsonian's National Zoo is returning beloved giant panda Tai Shan to China.
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- It seems like all the world's a-twitter today over the San Diego Zoo's 4 1/2 month old giant panda, Yun Zi. The cub stepped outside his den on Monday to explore an outdoor area where he checked out the bushes, played with his mom and climbed on tree branches.
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