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What Do Pandas Look Like?

Writer Emily Cortez

Panda, also known as Panda Bear, is one of the mammals that lies under the category of bears. They inhabit the bamboo forest of Central China, in Sichuan. They are loved and liked worldwide because of their striking black and white skin coat with a bulky body and round face. 

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Though they belong to a class of Carnivore, they are folivore, a particular form of herbivore, having bamboo shoots and leaves as their main diet. A typical panda needs 28 pounds of bamboo to fulfill its daily diet need. This article will discuss what type of appearance do they have.

What Pandas Look Like?

Panda is one of the most beautiful and like animals around the world. It has a body like a bear with black and white fur. Black fur is spread on its ears, muzzle, legs, eye patches, and shoulders. The remaining part has a white coat. This thick coat helps them to keep warm in cold mountain homes. It has large molar teeth with large, sturdy muscles, which allows it to crush tough bamboo. 

On four legs, they are 2 to 3 feet tall; however, they reach 4 to 6 feet while standing upright. In the wild, they weigh up to 250 pounds. However, Females weigh less than males. A typical female panda rarely reaches 220 pounds. 

They don’t possess body traits that communicate visual signals. Their round faces are inexpressive. Their tails are stubs, and their ears are not flexible, so they cannot show visual expressions. Some also state that they never developed them because of their solitary nature. They vocalize only while playing. Moreover, when they eat bamboo, their typical style is sitting upright, resembling human sitting food. People who visit zoos enjoy and feel pleasure while watching Panda eating food.