Its distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication.
Like domestic cats, giant panda bears have vertical slits for pupils.
Mother pandas keep contact with their cub nearly 100% of the time during their first month.
Pandas need at least 2 different bamboo species in their range to avoid starvation.
Giant pandas are good swimmers and excellent tree climbers.
They spend most of their eating, mainly bamboo.
They have an extended wrist bone that they use like a thumb to help them grip food.