The living habits and eating habits of giant pandas

Life habits

Giant pandas spend half of their time eating every day, and most of the remaining half of their time is spent in sleep. In the wild, giant pandas sleep for 2-4 hours between every two meals. Lying flat, on their sides, prone, stretched or curled up are their preferred sleeping methods. In the zoo, keepers feed them regularly twice a day, so the giant pandas spend the rest of their time resting.

Giant pandas look cute even when they are sleeping. They are very flexible and can put their bulky bodies into a variety of positions. My favorite position is to put my legs up on a tree and cover my eyes with my hands.

Eating Habits

The eating habits of the giant panda are one of its most peculiar and interesting habits, because it almost entirely depends on eating bamboo, and it eats more than 50 kinds of bamboo naturally in the wild. Among plants, bamboo accounts for more than half, and accounts for 99% of the food consumed throughout the year. Among them, the 7 most favorite species include Daphne japonicus and West China arrow bamboo.

Extended information

As a model for the protection of endangered species in the world, the giant panda has gradually formed irreplaceable cultural value in the historical process of biodiversity protection. As an ancient species with a history of 8 million years, many of its iconic species of the same era no longer exist. Human beings can gain more scientific understanding and even philosophical thinking from it. It is not only a specific natural species, It is also an important part of human culture.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Giant Panda