- There are only seven giant panda bears living in three different zoos in the United States.
- They live up to be about 30 years old.
- Pandas spend about 12 hours of their day eating.
- They spend the other 12 hours searching for food and resting.
- When pandas eat, they sit upright.
- They can climb trees.
- The fur of the giant panda bear is very thick and coarse and this helps them in cold weather.
- Females don’t mature until they are about 5 to 7 years old.
- At birth, pandas are very small. They are the size of a chipmunk.
- Unlike other bears, giant pandas do not hibernate.
- Panda bear cubs usually stay with their mother for about a year until they go off on their own.
- The scientific name of the giant panda bears means "black and white bear."
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