8 interesting facts about giant pandas
- The giant panda has got the biggest molar teeth in comparison to any of the carnivores.
- There are just about 1,600 pandas left in the wild.
- Panda does not hibernate as it cannot stock up adequate fat on a bamboo diet.
- Even though regarded as carnivore, the panda's diet comprises mostly of bamboo. This animal normally spends about 14 hours a day eating.
- Pandas prefer living alone. They meet other pandas only when they have to mate.
- Pandas are expert at climbing trees and swimming.
- Pandas can live up to around 20 years in the wild.
- A female panda only comes into season for 72 hours a year.
