Globally endangered (EN) (Source: IUCN Red List)

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  • English
    • Bamboo bear
    • Giant Panda
  • Scientific names
    • Ailuropoda melanoleuca
  • French
    • Panda
    • Panda G
  • Spanish
    • Panda Gigante

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Description from Wikipedia

The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a mammal native to central-western and south western China. The Giant Panda is a member of the Ursidae (bear) family. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though belonging to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo. The Giant Panda may eat other foods such as...

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