People have been trying to save Giant Pandas for a long time now, but how much do we really know about these furry little guys? What most people know, for certain, is that they are black and white bears. It’s also well known that they are super cute and cuddly looking.
End your adorable ignorance and learn some awesome things about Giant Pandas.
1. 99% of a Panda’s diet consists of bamboo, and bamboo isn’t necessarily good for Pandas.
2. The population of Pandas in the wild is around 2,000.
3. All the Pandas in the world are on loan from China.
4. Pandas can poop up to 40 times a day.
5. Young Pandas are known to eat the feces of their mothers.
6. Pandas were first learned of in the west in 1869 when a French missionary received Panda fur as a gift.
7. Female Pandas are only fertile for about 3 days a year.
8. When a baby Panda is born, they are immediately sent to China via FedEx to help the population control.
9. One of the reasons the World Wildlife Foundation chose a Panda as their logo is that it would cut printing costs.
10. Pandas have been on Earth for around 2-3 million years.
11. Panda fur is worth between $60,000 – $100,000 on the illegal fur trade markets.
12. One Panda usually requires about 4 square miles of space in order to survive comfortably.
13. The lifespan of a Panda in the wild is around 20 years.
14. Panda researchers have to dress as Pandas in order to perform their experiments and study the creatures.
Hopefully, we can keep up efforts to save this amazing species. Life would be a little darker without the adorable Giant Panda around!