Pandas Can Eat 45 Kilos of Bamboo for Up to 15 Hours Each Day

Medicine & Technology Jul 04, 2022

Panda fossils discovered in China revealed these animals can eat 45 kilos of bamboo up to 15 hours a day. Read more to learn more about this discovery.

Panda Captures Rolling Down In Viral Video; Why Are These Adorable Creatures So Clumsy?

Feb 28, 2022

Videos of giant pandas rolling make the public love them even more because they look even cuter. Read the article to find out why they are so clumsy.

[WATCH]: Wild Pandas Courtship and Mating Filmed For the First Time

Oct 24, 2020

For the first time ever, wild pandas are filmed during their courtship and mating rituals in China's Qinling Mountains.

Panda Poo Reveals a Mismatched Gut

May 19, 2015

In an ongoing attempt to boost the dwindling number of pandas on the planet (currently tallying just under 2,000), scientists have discovered what appears to be a physiological roadblock to the bear's good health: they possess the wrong type of gut.

The Charming Tale of Giant Pandas—Why These Wall Flowers are the Life of the Party

Mar 29, 2015

When they’re chomping down on bamboo shoots they may not seem like the lives of the party, but in a new study published this week in the Journal of Mammalogy researchers with Michigan State University provided the first in-depth look into the lives of Giant Pandas and revealed that there may be more than meets the eye with this not so colorful bunch. Though the endangered species has been the face of many international campaigns, little is truly known about the species and their behavior in the wild. So to find out the truth, researchers electronically tracked five wild pandas for more than 2 years, while they explored the bamboo forests of southwestern China and revealed that though they seem like solitary creatures it appears that panda bears can party with the best of them.

New GPS Study Reveals Giant Pandas Hang in Packs in the Wild

Mar 27, 2015

While they may have millions of admirers around the world for their unique looks and lackadaisical personalities, little is truly known about the nature of China’s giant pandas in the wild. Researchers to date have sought to discover exactly how it is that these picky eaters have survived in the wild bamboo forests, but with strict laws governing who and what research is conducted on the endangered species, biologists have had little to no luck in finding out exactly what happens behind the bamboo curtains of the pandas’ homes. That is, until now.