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Thursday, February 23, 2017

This panda refuses to let this zoo worker go!


This panda refuses to let this zoo worker go!

SIX FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GIANT PANDAS

  • It's estimated that there are around 1,600 Giant Pandas in the wild. There are 300 in zoos and breeding centres around the world. 
  • It's unsure how long Giant Pandas live in the wild. However Chinese scientists reported zoo pandas as old as 35. 
  • A wild panda's diet is 99 percent bamboo while the remaining one percent is usually small rodents. 
  • Giant Pandas need to consume around 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo each day to get the nutrients they need. 
  • On all four legs, Giant Pandas stand at around three to four feet tall. 
  • Cubs do not open their eyes until they are six to eight weeks of age and are not mobile until three months. 
Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park




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