giant panda

A mammal belonging to the family Ursidae and the genus Giant Panda. There are only two subspecies. Males are slightly larger than females. The body is fat and bear-like, plump and rich, with a round head and short tail. The length of the head and body is 1.2-1.8 meters, and the length of the tail is 10-12 cm. The weight is 80-120 kg, the heaviest can reach 180 kg, the body color is black and white, the cheeks are round, there are big "dark circles", the iconic way of walking inside the figure splayed, and the sharp claws like a scalpel. The giant panda's skin is thick, up to 10 mm at its thickest point. The appearance of black and white is good for hiding in dense forest trees and snow-covered ground, so that it is not easy to be found by natural enemies
They live in dense bamboo forests at an altitude of 2600-3500 meters, where the air is thin and foggy all the year round, and the temperature is below 20°C. Sufficient bamboo, topography and distribution of water sources are favorable for this species to build nests, hide and raise young. Giant pandas are good at climbing trees and love to play. The act of climbing a tree is generally a way for the weak to avoid the strong when the proposal is approaching, or to avoid danger, or when they meet each other. Giant pandas cut half of the eating time every day, and spend most of the remaining half in their sleep. In the wild, giant pandas sleep for 2-4 hours between meals. 99% of the food of giant pandas is bamboo, and there are 12 genera and more than 60 kinds of bamboo plants that can be eaten by giant pandas. The lifespan of giant pandas in the wild is 18-20 years old, and in captivity it can exceed 30 years old.

Giant pandas have lived on earth for at least 8 million years. It is known as "living fossil" and "China's national treasure", that is, national animal. It is the image ambassador of the World Wildlife Fund and the flagship species of biodiversity conservation in the world. As of January 2021, the number of wild giant pandas in China has increased to 1,864. [1]
Giant pandas are endemic to China, and their main habitats are in the mountainous areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.
In 2021, it will be included in the first level of the "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection in China"