Physical Description:
- A giant panda is bear-like in shape.
- It has black fur on the ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal's coat is white.
- The panda's thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forests of its habitat.
- Giant pandas have large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles for crushing tough bamboo.
The Panda Bear is about the size of an American black bear. Giant pandas stand
between two and three feet tall at the shoulder (on all four legs), and reach four to six feet long.
Males are larger than females, weighing up to 250 pounds in the wild.
Females rarely reach 220 pounds.
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Female Panda Bear
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Male Panda Bear
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Baby Pandas
Quite large as adults, baby pandas start out small — about the size of a stick of butter.
Quite large as adults, baby pandas start out small — about the size of a stick of butter.