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The giant panda's paw has a digit similar to a thumb and five fingers; the thumb-like digit – actually a modified sesamoid bone – helps it to hold bamboo while eating. [46] [47] The giant panda's tail, measuring 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in), is the second-longest in the bear family, behind the sloth bear. [42]
Hua Hua and her twin sister He Ye were born on 4 July 2020, to parents Cheng Gong and Mei Lan. [1] [4] Due to their mother's age (having given birth at 20 years old, which is equivalent to 80 in human years), the two cubs were fostered by other pandas alongside their own cubs.
Originally identified by zoo staffers as female, Mei Lan was determined to be male by staff in China at the Chengdu Research Base of Panda Breeding. [2] He is the first offspring of Lun Lun and Yang Yang , who are also the parents of Xi Lan , Po, and two pairs of twins, namely Mei Lun and Mei Huan, and Ya Lun and Xi Lun.
Mei Xiang was born on July 22, 1998, at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province; she weighs about 230 pounds. Her mother was Xue Xue and her father was Lin Nan; both parents were wild pandas. She and Tian Tian, a male, are the National Zoo's second pair of giant pandas. [1]
An An had reached the age of 35, the equivalent of 105 years in human age An An, the World’s Longest-Living Male Giant Panda In Captivity, Has Died Skip to main content
Gao Gao eating bamboo in his habitat at the San Diego Zoo. Gao Gao (Chinese: 高 高; lit. 'High High or Tall Tall' [1]) is a male giant panda formerly at the San Diego Zoo from 2003 to 2018 and was then returned to China.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute shared on the TODAY show two new giant pandas are coming to the National Zoo in DC from China.
An An, the world’s oldest male giant panda living in captivity, died Thursday at a theme park in Hong Kong. He was 35, or 105 in human years. An An, world’s oldest male giant panda in ...