Written by Michael Bryan
Modified & Updated: 19 May 2024
Reviewed by Sherman Smith
From Ancient China until the present, people have always loved pandas. Whether in popular snacks, animated films, or your Instagram feed, the world just can’t seem to get enough of these fuzzy creatures. However, there’s more to them than being China’s mascot. With less than 2,000 individuals left in the world, human activity has once threatened pandas into extinction. Take a closer look at these rare animals with these panda facts.
- 01The typical panda grows from 1.2 m to 1.9 m.
- 02Pandas are native to south-central China.
- 03In captivity, the average lifespan of a panda is 30 years.
- 04Pandas typically weigh from 70 kg to 100 kg.
- 05An estimated 1,864 pandas still roam the wild, while 400 are kept in captivity.
- 01Pandas share close genetic similarities with bears and raccoons.
- 02Pandas rely on spatial memory (recording of information about one’s environment) rather than visual memory.
- 03The panda’s gestation only takes 3 up to 5 months.
- 04Cubs or baby pandas are born regularly in summer, mostly in August.
- 05Pandas usually make nests from branches and dry grass.
- 06In general, pandas only give birth to a single cub or baby panda.
- 07Most pandas live in the mountain ranges of central China, mostly in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi.
- 08Commercial farming and deforestation threatens pandas.
- 09China has two national symbols: the Chinese dragon and the giant panda.
- 10Pandas favor black bamboo, water bamboo, and arrow bamboo among 10 other bamboo species.
- 01China owns all the pandas in the world.
- 02The world’s oldest panda lived up to 38 years.
- 03Pandas can survive on a bamboo diet alone.
- 04China views the panda as a symbol of friendship and peace.
- 05Pandas eat up to 38kg of bamboo each day to meet their energy needs.
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