Giant Panda, male 14772

The giant panda’s scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which means “black and white cat-foot”.

Pandas are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, shifting up to 12 kilograms of bamboo!

Unlike most other bears, pandas do not hibernate. When winter approaches, they head lower down their mountain homes to warmer temperatures, where they continue to chomp away on bamboo!