animals in the wild
Facts about the panda
The panda bear, sometimes known as the giant panda, is a bear native to China that is endangered.
There are less than 1900 species of panda in the wild, and approximately 300 species dwell in zoos across the world. There are numerous facts about the panda that will be discussed, including:
- The panda bear is known for its black and white color and enormous size; An adult panda has a length of 1.2 to 1.5 meters and weighs about 125 kilograms.
- Giant pandas are found in central China's isolated mountainous regions of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, where they reside in enormous, tall, wet, and chilly bamboo forests.
- The panda lives in logs dug in bamboo or coniferous tree trunks.
- Giant pandas eat bamboo shoots and leaves. A single panda can eat up to 12.5 kilograms of bamboo in a day, thanks to a fake thumb on its wrist that allows it to grab and devour the bamboo.
- Giant pandas prefer to be alone and have a keen awareness of the scent of other bears around.
- The panda bear is known for being a playful bear who enjoys playing and somersaulting, and it has a characteristic sound that it uses to signal others, similar to that of a scream.
- In China, there are 67 panda nature reserves that preserve nearly two-thirds of wild giant pandas from extinction due to human misbehavior.
Color of the panda bear
The fur of the panda bear is distinguished by its black and white color, which distinguishes it from other bears, as there is white color on the face, neck, hips, and abdomen, and black color on the hands and legs, and its distinctive color helps it hide from predators among the trees or in the snow.
Pandas have large black rings on their faces that help them identify and communicate with other pandas.
Scientists are trying to explain these facts about the panda, and they have discovered that the reason the panda is distinguished by this color is due to the fact that its food consists only of bamboo, and the panda gets very few calories and nutrients.
By eating bamboo, so they don't store fat inside their bodies for hibernation. The panda continues to search for food in various mountainous places, and its color helps to hide it from predators.
Scientists also said that the color of the black panda's ears serves to warn predators of approaching. Otherwise, the panda will be more aggressive.
How does a panda give birth?
Panda bears reproduce by birth, and despite the fact that they dislike being around each other, they only seek each other out during the mating season in the spring, when panda males use their high and super sensitive ability to inhale the delicate scent released by the female eager to mate. Every two to three years, the female's mate.
A female panda's gestation period is on average 135 days, but it can vary between 100 and 180 days, and she gives birth to one or two young pandas each time. Panda cubs are born blind and stay that way for 50 to 60 days, then start crawling when they are about 10 weeks old, and panda cubs start eating bamboo at the age of 7 or 9 months, but she continues to breastfeed until the little one is weaned from his mother, and when the feeding period ends and the little one is weaned from his mother, He moves out on his own.
Female giant pandas reach adulthood at 4 to 5 years of age, whereas males achieve adulthood at 6 to 7 years of age.
Save the panda from extinction
Due to a scarcity of food, a low birth rate, and theft by the Chinese local populace in order to profit from its fur and skin for sale, the giant panda is considered an endangered species.
Because of efforts to learn more about the panda bear and to regulate the use of weapons, the number of wild pandas began to increase in some areas, and in 2006, the number of panda reserves in China reached 40, and the panda was listed as an endangered mammal in 2016.
From the facts about the panda bear to efforts to preserve it, research is still ongoing to assist the panda to reintegrate into the wild, boost its population, and improve its health.