Facts aBout the giant panda
- Pandas spend about 12 hours of their day eating. This is because the bamboo they eat doesn't give them enough energy so they have to eat a lot of it
- Unlike the other bears, the Panda does not hibernate
- Following ancient Chinese tradition, Pandas are not named until they have been living for 100 days
- Giant Panda's throats are covered with a thick mucus to prevent splinters from the bamboo
- They can swim
- They have the largest molar teeth of any carnivore. Their strong jaws can crush bamboo stems 4cm in diameter
- Baby Pandas can't crawl until they are 3 months old
- A Giant Panda cub weighs only 150 grams (5 oz) at birth, and are the size of a stick of butter
- The average lifespan of a Panda is 20 years, but captive pandas can live to 35 years
- A Panda mother is 900 times bigger than it's cubs
- Sometimes Pandas are seen rolling down hills to play and dislodge twigs from their thick and wiry fur