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Giant panda, bear with striking black-and-white coloration inhabiting bamboo forests in the mountains of central China. Its coloration, bulky body, and round face gives it a captivating appearance that has endeared it to people worldwide. Learn more about the giant panda in this article.
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders.
The mountains of Minshan host about 720 pandas, which account for around 45% of the total wild population. The Qinling mountains on the other hand host about 250 pandas, which accounts for around 20% of the total wild population.
Where do wild pandas live? Wild pandas live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountainous regions of Western China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces . They mainly live in areas at an elevation of between 5,000 and 10,000 feet (1,524 to 3,048 meters), which are rich in bamboo forests.
Most of the remaining wild pandas live in the Minshan and Qinling mountains. And it is here that WWF has focussed its giant panda conservation work, supporting the Chinese government's efforts to conserve the species.
Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat around 26 to 84 pounds of it every day, depending on what part of the bamboo they are eating.
Giant pandas live mainly in temperate forests in the mountains of southwest China, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces are home to...
While its numbers are slowly increasing, the giant panda remains one of the rarest and most endangered bears in the world. Learn more about this amazing species! About the Panda: Panda population; Habitat: where do they live? Diet: what do they eat? How long do pandas live? What do they look like? Natural enemies; Life cycle; The future
Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high bamboo forests are cool and wet—just as pandas like it.
How many pandas live in the wild? Habitat: where do they live? Natural enemies and defences; What do they eat? How big, tall, and heavy are they? Life cycle; Panda population; History of panda conservation; Why save the panda?