Giant Panda in History

Known as living fossils, giant panda lived in the same age with dinosaurs and was carnivore. With the change of living environment, they changed their diet from meat-eating animal to mostly grass-eating animal. Click >>HERE to read more about pandas in the past.

The Breeding of Giant Pandas

There are so-called 'three difficulties' facing giant panda namely 'difficult to mate', 'difficult to become pregnant' and 'difficult to survive'. Because of these difficulties, the population of giant panda is relatively small. Click >>HERE you get more information about those difficulties.

 Life and Activities of Giant Panda

Giant pandas take a solitary life and are extremely hard to see in the wild. For common people, it is hard to know how they lead a life in the bamboo forest and the size of their territory. Click >>HERE to read more about lives of pandas and their activities.

The Population and Distribution of Giant Pandas   

 According to the latest statistics, there are only about 1600 pandas living in the wild, distributed in the isolated and fragmented habitats in the five mountains: Minshan, Qionglaishan, Liangshan, Xiangling and Qinling mountains. Click >>HERE to read more about the population and distribution of giant pandas.

 The Food Habits of Giant Pandas    

 As one of few surviving animals that lived in the same age with dinosaurs, giant panda is known as a living fossil in the world. The change in diet from carnivore to largely herbirvore makes the food habit of giant panda very unique. Click >>HERE to read more about the food habits of giant pandas.

 Giant Pandas in Captivity     

Since early last century, large numbers of giant pandas were captured from the wild for different purposes. Now there are about 300 captive pandas living in different zoos and breeding centers in China. They serve as a very important supporting team for the pandas in the wild. Click >>HERE to read more about giant pandas in capitivity.

Panda Habitats and Protection Efforts  

One of the biggest threats giant panda is facing now is the shrinkage and fragmentation of their habitats. Efforts have been made from the Chinese Government and NGOs in the world. Click >>HERE to read more about panda habitats and efforts from different parties.