Mammal
Giant Panda
Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
This is a giant panda. Pandas are black-and-white bears that love bamboo!
Quick facts
- Size
- Length: 1.5–1.8 m (4.9–5.9 ft)Height: 70–80 cm (28–31 in)
- Weight
- 70–125 kg (154–276 lb)
- Lives for
- 15–30 years
- Food
- Plant eater
- Awake
- Active day and night
- In the wild
- Vulnerable
- They need our help to stay safe.
All about the Giant Panda
Giant pandas live in the misty mountain forests of southwestern China. Almost all of their food is bamboo. Pandas mostly live alone and spend their days eating and sleeping.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
A baby panda is tiny: about 1,000 times smaller than its mom!
- Medium
A panda eats 12 to 15 kilograms (26 to 33 pounds) of bamboo every day.
- Medium
Pandas can eat 25 kinds of bamboo, but they usually stick to 4 or 5 favorites.
- Hard
Pandas hold bamboo with a special wrist bone that works like an extra thumb.
- Hard
Scientists have counted 12 different panda sounds, including a friendly bleat.
Where does it live?
The coloured places on the map show where the Giant Panda lives in the wild.
- Asia
What does the Giant Panda eat?
- BambooFavourite food
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
