17 Panda Facts You don't Know
1. In Chinese, panda is called "bear cat". In ancient days, however, it was called "cat bear" which means bears like cats. Recent DNA analysis shows that the giant panda belongs to bear family and represents the early branches of the family.
2. There are about 2,000 pandas in the wild.
3. The west first knew about the animal in 1869, when French missionaries were given a panda fur.
4. Pandas have been living on earth for two or three million years.
5. The panda can defecate up to 40 times a day.
6. A wild panda can live for about 20 years.
A one-year old giant panda equals a three-year old human.The average life expectancy of pandas in the wild is 15 years, and the pandas in captivity are 17 years. It is said that the oldest surviving member of the panda family lived to be 37, almost 100 years old for a human.
7. The panda appears to be docile, but in fact fierce.
Bamboo is a staple food for pandas. Besides bamboo, pandas also eat carcasses such as wild fruit insects, bamboo rats and antelopes. Animals that live in bamboo forests with pandas are golden monkeys and red pandas. They generally don't fight for food, and spend most of their time in peace.
Although the giant panda appears to be standing aloof, there are still some animals in its habitat that are hostile to them, such as golden cats, leopard, jackal, wolf, yellow-throated marten, etc. But they mainly attack the young, the old and the sick, because the young giant pandas are still strong. These pandas inherit the fierce temperament of the ancestor panda, and will fight back when provoked.
8. Young pandas eat their mother's droppings.
9. Panda poop is organic.
The panda's gastrointestinal absorption function is not good. The excrement of the panda is 70% nutritious. And newborn pandas will eat their own mother's dung because the panda cu's intestinal tract is sterile, It must ingest the same kind of excrement to obtain the intestinal flora that are important to survival.
10. In the illegal fur trading market, panda furs are worth between $60,000 and $100,000.
11. The female panda estrus lasts about two days a year.
The best time for a female to conceive is only 1 to 2 days per year. If you can't catch a day or two of conception, you'll have to wait another year for a female panda to conceive a baby panda. No wonder pandas are so scarce.
12. To be comfortable, a panda usually needs about four square miles of living space.
13. The panda is a master of sports who likes climbing trees and swimming.
Giant pandas tend to be clumsy and slow. In fact, giant pandas are not stupid at all. They are all climbers. When pandas are small, climbing trees and swimming are their required courses. They climb trees at least once a day. As long as there is water, they will swim as much as possible.
14. Pandas lay eggs once a year.
15. The male panda's skill of fucking is very poor.
Panda keepers always encourage females to conceive naturally during ovulation, but male pandas often do not cooperate. Although males are often given the opportunity to reproduce naturally, at some point people have to make a decision to have an artificial insemination because they can't miss an opportunity.
16. Pandas also have pseudo pregnancy.
17. Giant pandas are more lazy than you think.
The metabolism of a 90kg giant panda is less than half that of humans. Giant pandas spend half a day of their day resting. Even in the event of an activity, it usually moves about 20 meters per hour. The fact that the giant panda eats bamboo is the result of the competition for food. Because bamboo is low in nutrition and energy and is difficult to digest, pandas have to eat a lot of bamboo every day to meet their life needs. At the same time, the giant panda also needs to reduce energy consumption as far as possible. It is thus a living habit of giant pandas to eat more and move less every day.
2. There are about 2,000 pandas in the wild.
Cute baby pandas
3. The west first knew about the animal in 1869, when French missionaries were given a panda fur.
4. Pandas have been living on earth for two or three million years.
5. The panda can defecate up to 40 times a day.
6. A wild panda can live for about 20 years.
A one-year old giant panda equals a three-year old human.The average life expectancy of pandas in the wild is 15 years, and the pandas in captivity are 17 years. It is said that the oldest surviving member of the panda family lived to be 37, almost 100 years old for a human.
7. The panda appears to be docile, but in fact fierce.
Bamboo is a staple food for pandas. Besides bamboo, pandas also eat carcasses such as wild fruit insects, bamboo rats and antelopes. Animals that live in bamboo forests with pandas are golden monkeys and red pandas. They generally don't fight for food, and spend most of their time in peace.
Although the giant panda appears to be standing aloof, there are still some animals in its habitat that are hostile to them, such as golden cats, leopard, jackal, wolf, yellow-throated marten, etc. But they mainly attack the young, the old and the sick, because the young giant pandas are still strong. These pandas inherit the fierce temperament of the ancestor panda, and will fight back when provoked.
8. Young pandas eat their mother's droppings.
9. Panda poop is organic.
The panda's gastrointestinal absorption function is not good. The excrement of the panda is 70% nutritious. And newborn pandas will eat their own mother's dung because the panda cu's intestinal tract is sterile, It must ingest the same kind of excrement to obtain the intestinal flora that are important to survival.
10. In the illegal fur trading market, panda furs are worth between $60,000 and $100,000.
11. The female panda estrus lasts about two days a year.
The best time for a female to conceive is only 1 to 2 days per year. If you can't catch a day or two of conception, you'll have to wait another year for a female panda to conceive a baby panda. No wonder pandas are so scarce.
12. To be comfortable, a panda usually needs about four square miles of living space.
13. The panda is a master of sports who likes climbing trees and swimming.
Giant pandas tend to be clumsy and slow. In fact, giant pandas are not stupid at all. They are all climbers. When pandas are small, climbing trees and swimming are their required courses. They climb trees at least once a day. As long as there is water, they will swim as much as possible.
14. Pandas lay eggs once a year.
15. The male panda's skill of fucking is very poor.
Panda keepers always encourage females to conceive naturally during ovulation, but male pandas often do not cooperate. Although males are often given the opportunity to reproduce naturally, at some point people have to make a decision to have an artificial insemination because they can't miss an opportunity.
16. Pandas also have pseudo pregnancy.
17. Giant pandas are more lazy than you think.
The metabolism of a 90kg giant panda is less than half that of humans. Giant pandas spend half a day of their day resting. Even in the event of an activity, it usually moves about 20 meters per hour. The fact that the giant panda eats bamboo is the result of the competition for food. Because bamboo is low in nutrition and energy and is difficult to digest, pandas have to eat a lot of bamboo every day to meet their life needs. At the same time, the giant panda also needs to reduce energy consumption as far as possible. It is thus a living habit of giant pandas to eat more and move less every day.
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