Zoos can offer information on panda bear, an exotic breeder, and a species' picture. This species is native to China and cannot live in the wild in other parts of the world. These animals are tied to mountain evergreen forests with a bamboo understory. They feed on bamboo only and cannot survive without it. Zoos can offer information on panda bear, an exotic breeder, and a species' picture.
The giant panda weighs 70 - 125 kg.The panda does not hibernate but descends to lower elevations in the winter (usually not lower than 800 m (2600')) to reach warmer temperatures. It does not make a permanent den but takes shelter in hollow trees, rock crevices and caves. Although it is predominantly terrastrial . the giant panda can climb trees well. Activity patterns are largely nocturnal . Ten to twelve hours a day are spent feeding, mainly on bamboo (which comprises 99 % of its diet). Giant pandas are usually solitary, except during the mating season.
