NAME:LUTHFIYAH DAVINA ADISTI

CLASS:X SCIENCE 2

Panda
Panda or also known as “Giant Panda” or “Panda Bear” is a
species of bear originated from Central China. The most
distinguishable things from them are the black and white
patterns of the body and alo the black fur encircling their eyes.
They consume bamboo as their main diet but they also eat
other grasses, wild tubers, birds, rodents, honey, eggs, fish,
oranges and banana occassionally.
Panda have two legs and two hands. Although they can stand
on two feet, but most of the time they are just like any other
bears who walked on both hands and legs. They have five
fingers and a thumb on their paws. The thumb is a modified
bone that help them to hold bamboo while eating. The fur
around their belly is white while the fur around their chest,
hands, legs and ears are black.
An adult panda can reach the size of 1,2 to 1,9 m long from
nose to tail. The tail is about 10 to 15 cm long. The body
height of an adult panda can reach 60 to 90 cm and their body
weight can reach 160 kg. They can live up to 20 years in the
wild and about 30 years in captivity. They are a solitary
animal who has a defined territory. They communicate to each
other by making sound and through scent marking.