| Body Structure |
Needs |
- large mammals
- 200-300 pounds
- fur is thick
- black and white fur
- use paws to climb trees
- use paws to hold bamboo stems
- when born cubs weigh 4-5 oz.
- Pink skin under white fur
- black skin under black fur
- 5 claws
- special thumb to wedge their food
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- eat leaves
- eat bamboo shoots
- eat bamboo stems
- eat 85 pounds (39 Kg) of bamboo every day
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| Growth |
Habitat |
- babies are callecd cubs
- 1-2 cubs born at a time
- mothers can give virth once a year
- can live in the wild for 20 years
- cannot eat bamboo until they are 7 months old
- pink skin when born
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- China
- bamboo forests
- mountains of China
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| Movement |
Communication
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- climb trees
- good swimmers
- lcimb with paws on tree
- they can run
- panda bears like to play
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- 11 different sounds
- bark
- squeal
- growl
- bleat
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Resources |
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