Bears: Information On Panda Bears
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It is exceedingly difficult to obtain information on Panda Bears in their natural habitat because their numbers are so scarce. Wild Panda Bears are quite rare, although they are often zoo celebrities. Biologists estimate that there are no more than 5,000 Giant Pandas living wild in their natural habitat.
An Introduction to Information on Panda BearsGiant Panda Bears are large, slow moving mammals with rounded ears and distinctive white and black markings that typically occur around the eyes. Although they are classified as omnivorous, they subsist almost entirely on a diet of Bamboo. Scientists who cultivate information on Panda Bears have shown that Pandas rely on special muscles around their jaw bones to facilitate the mastication of bamboo in enormous quantities. It is said the average Panda Bear can eat more than 20 pounds of bamboo each day.
An interesting piece information on Panda Bears is that they are one of the few species of Bear that show no tendency to hibernate. This is probably because there is no extreme temperature change in the areas the Panda Bears inhabit, and because Bamboo is available all year round. Additionally, Pandas have developed a taste for over 15 different varieties of Bamboo, meaning they are able to adapt to seasonal changes in the proliferation of individual bamboo species.
However, Panda Bears rely on a very specific habitat to sustain their populations, and in China this habitat is very much in danger. Increased industrialization and the conversion of outlying lands to farming use have meant that there is an ever dwindling acreage of wild bamboo available to the Pandas. While vigorous efforts at conservation have been launched, it is unlikely that the Giant Panda Bear will ever return to its once formidable presence in the Chinese countryside.
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