Pandas

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History

Pandas are believed to be around 3 million years old and are a part of the bear family. Their scientific name is Ailuropoda Melanoleuca.

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Diet

Pandas Eating

Their diet mostly consists of bamboo, and they can eat from 26 to 84 pounds of it in one day.

Habitat

Pandas mostly live in temperate forests that are high in mountains located in southwest China.

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Fun Facts

Did you know that a Panda's black and white coat help them camouflage and that Pandas use scent to mark their territory?

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