Giant Panda

South central China is home to the gigantic panda, usually referred to as the panda bear or simply the panda. It is distinguished by huge, black patches all over its round body, over its ears, and around its eyes. To differentiate it from the red panda, a nearby musteloid, the term "big panda" is occasionally used. Although the giant panda is a member of the Carnivora order, more than 99% of its diet consists of bamboo shoots and leaves. In the wild, giant pandas will eat various grasses, wild tubers, and occasionally even meat in the form of birds, rodents, or carrion. In addition to carefully prepared food, they may be fed in captivity honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas.
The giant panda can be found in central China's mountain ranges, primarily in Sichuan but also in the neighboring provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu. The giant panda, an endangered species that depends on protection, is no longer able to dwell in the lowland regions where it previously did because to farming, deforestation, and other development. 239 pandas and 27 more were living in captivity in China, according to a report from 2007. 49 giant pandas were kept in captivity outside of China as of December 2014; they were housed in 18 zoos spread over 13 different nations. According to one estimate, there are approximately 1,590 individuals alive in the wild, although a 2006 study using DNA analysis predicted that this number may be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. According to some sources, there are now more giant pandas living in the wild. Mongabay, a news outlet covering environmental issues, said in March 2015 that there were now 1,864 wild giant pandas, an increase of 268 or 16.8%. The species