Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...

Giant panda bears evolved away from other bear species about 20 million years ago. Though they have similar characteristics, like body shape and digestive system, they greatly differ in preferred ...

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why. They say gorging on ...

A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems and shoots of various bamboo species. Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet ...

In the footage, a female zookeeper gently tries to guide the furball toward a bath, but the cub has no intention of going ...

Here’s what else you can learn about cute, grape-eating red pandas like this one. After birth, red pandas stay tucked away with their mothers for roughly three months. They’ll be nursed for up ...

Nursing is often on display; giant pandas don’t eat solid foods until 6 months old. Tim Flach Keepers Juan Rodriguez (far left) and Marty Dearie examine Bao Bao. Tim Flach At 10 weeks old ...

Giant pandas are black and white bears that live in temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized but rarest animals in the world, they have come to symbolize ...

A fully grown panda is far too formidable a foe for most predators, but some animals can prey on cubs. Potential predators include jackals, snow leopards and yellow-throated martens, all of which are ...

The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The ...