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Pandas
High altitudes
The areas that are inhabited by the giant panda are bamboo forests with altitudes as high as 13000 ft. In winter, the altitude that it inhabits decreases slightly. 1)
Diet
Although this animal belongs to the carnivorous family, it also largely eats plant shoots (mainly bamboo), as well as fish or small rodents. 2)
Up to 25%
Great pandas digest only up to 25% of the food they eat. 3)
Living in mountain ranges
The occurrence of the giant panda is in the mountain ranges that are located in China, Sichuan or Gansu. The climate in which this animal life is cool and humid. 4)
Males are heavier
Individuals of both sexes are very difficult to distinguish, but the male is on average slightly heavier than the female. The female is lighter than the male by about 10 or 20 percent. 5)
Camouflage
Panda fur is white or yellowish with black borders. This makes the animal able to camouflage itself in the bamboo covering. 6)
Distinctive black borders
The distinctive black borders around the panda's eyes are created in such a way that it is difficult to distinguish their expression. The pupils in the panda's eyes are vertically aligned so that they resemble those found in the eyes of cats. 7)