Happy National Panda Day! What's your favorite thing about these cute bears?
Giant pandas are bears that are native to China, where they are considered a national treasure. Despite their exalted status, giant panda populations are vulnerable: fewer than 1,900 live in the wild, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo. About 300 live in zoos around the world.
Giant pandas grow to be 27 to 32 inches tall at the shoulder, 4 to 5 feet long and can weigh up to 275 lbs. , according to the San Diego Zoo Their size is about the same as an American black bear. By comparison, the giant panda's distant relative, the red panda, is only 20 to 26 inches tall and weighs 10 to 20 lbs. .
Bamboo is relatively low in nutrients, which is why pandas have to eat so much of it. In order to get a variety of nutrients, pandas eat various parts of the bamboo plant and will seek out bamboo that's sprouting new shoots and leaves at different times of the year. In the summer, giant pandas will climb 13,000 feet up the mountains of their home area to feed, according to the National Geographic.
On average, a giant panda's territory is about 1.9 square miles . To mark their territory, giant pandas secrete a waxy scent marker from a scent gland underneath their tail. Other giant pandas can likely tell the sex, age, reproductive condition, social status and more by sniffing the potent marker, according to the San Diego Zoo.
The average gestation time is 135 days, but ranges between 100 and 180 days. Females give birth to one or two cubs that only weigh 3 to 5 ounces and are about the size of a stick of butter, according to the San Diego Zoo. The cubs are completely blind for about 50 to 60 days and begin crawling at about 10 weeks of age. [Gallery: Baby Panda Pics]
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