Giant Pandas, scientifically known as Ailuiopodidae melanoleuca and as dà xióng māo in Chinese, is a mammal classified in the bear family that mainly live in central-western and southwestern China

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FAQs about Giant Pandas

Giant Panda in Sichuan, China 1. Do Pandas hibernate?
No.
2. Do pandas like torridity or cold?
Giant Pandas live in alpine and subalpine regions so they don’t like high temperature. Cold is ok.
3. Do pandas climb trees?
Sure, they are very good at it.
4. Do Giant pandas swim?
Yes, they do.
5. What about pandas’ hearing, smell and sight?
Giant pandas are very sensitive in hearing and smell. But they are born to myopic.
6. Do pandas eat meat?
The ancestors of Giant Pandas are predators, they still retain some characteristics of their ancestors. So if possible, they do.