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Fascinating Facts About Pandas: Appearance, Habitat, and Conservation

Pandas, with their iconic black and white fur, are not only adorable but also unique in their adaptations. These gentle giants primarily consume bamboo, with strong jaws and teeth that allow them to bite through thick stalks. Living in the misty mountains of central China, they rely on their thick and oily fur for warmth in winter. Pandas face threats from habitat loss and human activities, yet conservation efforts have resulted in a recent increase in their population, with around 1,600 pandas left in the wild. Discover more about their life cycle, diet, and the efforts to protect these beloved animals.

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Fascinating Facts About Pandas: Appearance, Habitat, and Conservation

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  1. Endangered Appearance Fun Facts Habitat

  2. Life Cycle Adaptations Diet

  3. Appearance • Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter. • They have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg. • They’re very chubby and covered in fuzz. • Big as a black bear. • Tall as a pony. • About 6 feet long. • White head. • Black ears. • White body. • Black arms and legs. • Tiny, fuzzy, white tail. • Black circles around eyes.

  4. Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter They have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg They’re very chubby and covered in fuzz. Big as a black bear. Tall as a pony. About 6 feet long. Thick oily fur helps pandas keep warm in the winter

  5. My thick oily fur helps keep me warm in the winter I have teeth and jaws strong enough to bite through a stick of bamboo as thick as a grown man’s leg Air full of mist Tons of bamboo High mountains Ground covered in snow

  6. High mountains Habitat Ground covered in snow Air full of mist

  7. Quiz questions • A place where pandas are protected A- reserve B- Wolong C- both a and b • Pandas are: A- carnivores B- omnivores C- vegetarians • A panda’s main habitat is in this country A- Russia B- China C- both a and b • How many pandas are left in the world A- 160 B- 1,600 C- 16,000

  8. Diet • Bamboo • Mice • lizards • Insects • Dead animals

  9. Adaptations Wrist bone: • Bone sticks out of wrist • Pandas use bone to grip bamboo Fur: • Keeps them warm in winter • Thick, oily, and fluffy Mouth: • Strong jaws and teeth for biting through bamboo Stomach: • Extra thick skin prevents the stomach from splintery bamboo

  10. Life cycle • Mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Drink mom’s milk for food • 4 weeks old they start growing fur • 1 year old the cub starts eating bamboo • 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas live to about 39 years

  11. Mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Cubs drink mom’s milk for food • 4 weeks old cubs start growing fur • 1 year old the cub starts eating bamboo • 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas live to about 39 years

  12. Extra thick skin prevents my stomach from splintery bamboo. I have a bone that sticks out of my wrist. I use it like a thumb to grip bamboo. A NEWBORN weighs about 4-6 ounces. Its size and shape is often likened to a stick of butter. Big as a black bear. Tall as a pony. Very chubby and covered in fuzz.

  13. Pandas are OMNIVORES • They eat mostly BAMBOO (99%) • Occasionally, they eat: • They spend 75% of their time eating • There are about • 1,600 pandas left in wild • 400 pandas in captivity • Reserves help save pandas • Most popular panda reserve is the Wolong (woo-long) Reserve • Panda’s worst enemy: HUMAN • Number of pandas has increased in the last 5 years

  14. Endangered • 1,600 left in wild • 400 in captivity • Reserves help save pandas • Most popular Panda reserve is the Wolong (woo-long) Reserve • Panda’s worst enemy: HUMAN • Number of pandas has increased in the last 5 years

  15. Habitat • Live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces • Elevations between 5,000 and10,000 feet

  16. Live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces Elevations between 5,000 and10,000 feet

  17. Life cycle • The mom gives birth to 1 or 2 pink cubs • Cubs drink their mom’s milk for food • Typically only one cub survives • At 4 weeks the cub start growing fur • At 1 year the cub start eating bamboo • At 3-4 years the cub matures • Pandas average lifespan is 39 years

  18. ARE YOU AS TALL AS A PANDA IS LONG?

  19. Quiz #1 Pandas are: a- carnivores b- omnivores c- vegetarians d- herbivores

  20. b- omnivores

  21. Quiz #2 How many pandas are left in the wild? a- 16 b- 160 c- 1,600 d- 16,000

  22. Quiz #1 Pandas are: a- carnivores b- omnivores c- vegetarians d- herbivores

  23. c- 1,600

  24. Quiz #3 A Panda’s main habitat is In this country: a- Russia b- China c- United States d- Taiwan

  25. b- China

  26. Quiz #4 How many Pandas are In captivity?: a- 4 b- 40 c- 400 d- 4,000

  27. c- 400

  28. CUTE PICTURES OF PANDAS

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