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Native to the mountain forests of southwest China, the giant panda is one of the most beloved animals in the world.As the human population in China continues to grow, pandas' habitat gets taken over by development, pushing them into smaller and less livable areas.One of the interesting evolutionary traits of the panda is their protruding wrist bone that acts like a thumb.Due to the low nutritional value of bamboo, pandas need to eat 10-20 kg (20-40 lb.) a day.If one type of bamboo is destroyed by development, it can leave the pandas with nothing to eat during the time it normally blooms, increasing the risk of starvation.Giant pandas are identified by their distinctive black and white coloring.This helps the pandas hold bamboo while they munch on it with their strong molar teeth.

Native to the mountain forests of southwest China, the giant panda is one of the most beloved animals in the world. Giant pandas are identified by their distinctive black and white coloring. Their ears, muzzle, eyes, shoulders and| legs are black while the rest of their body is white. Their thick hair keeps them warm in the cool, wet mountain zones. One of the interesting evolutionary traits of the panda is their protruding wrist bone that acts like a thumb. This helps the pandas hold bamboo while they munch on it with their strong molar teeth. Bamboo makes up nearly the entire diet of the panda. Due to the low nutritional value of bamboo, pandas need to eat 10-20 kg (20-40 lb.) a day. Occasionally pandas will eat other available food, including small rodents, eggs, fish and other flora. Bamboo provides a good amount of water, but pandas need to supplement this with fresh water daily. With only around 2060 pandas living in the wild, the giant panda is considered vulnerable of extinction by the IUCN. Due to the fact that pandas reproduce so infrequently, it is very difficult for their population to recover from such a low point. One the main reasons that panda populations have declined is habitat destruction. As the human population in China continues to grow, pandas' habitat gets taken over by development, pushing them into smaller and less livable areas. Habitat destruction also leads to food shortages. Pandas feed on several varieties of bamb0o that bloom at different times of the year. If one type of bamboo is destroyed by development, it can leave the pandas with nothing to eat during the time it normally blooms, increasing the risk of starvation.