Panda Bear- Some life facts

Today, I just want to share with you about Giant Panda and I think everyone know about  Panda Bear . And then suddenly my mind stop by the name of Giant Panda's current life  status and then I  did a  small research on it . And then I got some information from some sources. So let's start our topic Giant Panda.

Common name - Giant Panda ( Panda Bear)

Scientific name- Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Diet- Omnivores 

Height- 4 to 5 ft.

Weight- 200 pound female, 300 pounds male

Lifespan- 20 yrs ( approx) in wild 

Habitat- Mountains of Southwest China 

Giant Panda, commonly known as Panda bear.They are the natives of South Central China .They mainly live in temperate forest high in the mountains of Southwest China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo .

They are characterized by its bold black and white coat and rotuned body. They spend atleast 12 hrs of a day in eating. Their molars are very broad and flat . They are shy in nature. Pandas can climb as high as 13,000 ft. and are also a good swimmer.

Firstly, they became endangered in 1990 due to excessive poaching in 80s , because of deforestation and depleting of their bamboo food source.  Now, In July 2021, Chinese authorities announced that Giant Pandas upgrade from 'endangered'  to 'vulnerable' . 

Conclusion on their life fact is ... They are now in Vulnerable and the cause of their extinction is deforestation and loss of habitat.