Giant Panda

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Physical Appearance
Giant Panda's appearance may seem very round. Although Giant pandas are actually very strong mammals. They are white with black splotchs on their ears, eyes, arms, and legs. Pandas consume a lot of bamboo each day, so they can way up too 400lbs

Reproduction and Life-Cycle
Just like the Red Panda Giant pandas are solitary for pretty much all of their lives. Only coming together with other pandas for mating. Mating season usually happens from March until May.

When the cubs are born the mother usually gives birth to two cubs. It is a rare occurrence when the mother keeps both cubs. As the sad truth, the mother will usually abandon one of the cubs since they are so helpless at birth and need undivided attention. Although it has been seen a mother with two cubs. The cub is born hairless and pink and only weighs only 3.2 ounces. Every day the helpless cub will nurse from its mother, gaining the body weight the need to survive China's harsh weather.

1-2 weeks later the cub will start to grow grey fur along its body, with a slight tint of pink. After a month the cub will we have black, white course fur. At this point, he cub is out of the small den the mother had prepared in a tree trunk. The mother teaches the cub to fight and defend by wrestling and rolling with it during play time. Reaching 6 months the cub will start to eat small portions of bamboo but is still drinking milk. At one years of age, the young cub has stopped drinking milk and is almost 100 pounds. The cub will live like this with its mother until it is two and then it will leave her side and continue the cycle.

Distribution and Habitat
Giant Pandas live in the large bamboo forests of the eastern mountainous edge of China. Giant Pandas live in massive bamboo forests that often range up to 20,000 sq. Kilometres. This much land usually houses 1,600 pandas. These bamboo forests are often dense and humid and are up to 3,100 feet above sea level.

Predators
Giant Pandas have very few natural predators thanks to their large size and strength. But some predators like the Snow Leopard, Jackles and Yellow-throated martins prey on panda cubs. The biggest threat of them all is the Snow Leopards since they inhabit the same region.