Giant Panda

The Giant Panda is a bear native to central-western and

southwestern China. The Giant Panda was previously thought to
be a member of the Procyonidae (raccoon) family. It is easily
recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes,
over the ears, and across its round body. Though belonging to the
order Carnivora, the Giant Panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo.
The Giant Panda may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish,
yams, shrub leaves, oranges, and bananas when available.

The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China,

in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. It once lived in lowland
areas, but farming, forest clearing, and other development now
restrict the Giant Panda to the mountains.