Giant Pandas, scientifically known as Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca and as dà xióng māo in Chinese, is a mammal classified in the bear family that mainly live in central-western and southwestern China

Testimonial

Ms. Mary Edgecomb answers to some of the questions on our Post-tour survey:

1. What was the best thing about your trip?
I enjoyed Java and the Panda Breeding Center. I paid the extra to have my picture taken with the panda but now regret I didn't pay the extra to hold one. If you haven't touched one before they have thick coarse hair. I have several pictures that I will treasure.

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Living Habits and Foods

Giant Panda in Sichuan, China Giant Pandas usually live alone. Their sleeping time lasts 8 hours a day, but they sleep at night and in the day time. A male Giant Panda may have a domain of around 30 kilometers. It often overlaps others’, so the males often fight for love and food. But female never do. Giant Pandas eat 50 species of bamboo which grow in alpine and subalpine regions and they like the most nutritious parts of these bamboos very much. Sometimes, they will eat corpses of other animals. A Giant Panda will eat 12 kilograms to 38 kilograms of food a day, and this weight is close to 40% of its body weight. There are usually 2 kinds of bamboos in a habitat region, 1 of the 2 may die after several decades, and if this happens Giant Pandas would be in danger will be threatened.