15 GIANT PANDA FACTS FOR KIDS By: JomJalan
BIG BAMBOO BEARS You know that they are cute. You know that they are endangered. But do you know these 15 other facts about them? JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #1
When born, a baby panda is as small as a butter. The mother is 900 times bigger than the baby. JOMJALAN.COM
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FACT #2
This tiny size makes them the SMALLEST newborn MAMMALS on earth. JOMJALAN.COM
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FACT #3 They are so small, the mother sometimes accidentally crush them under her weight. Thats is so sad! JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #4 BABY PANDAS ARE ALSO BORN BLIND. THEY CAN SEE ONLY AFTER 45 DAYS
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FACT #5
If born twin, mother Panda will leave the weaker one to die -- because she has enough milk only for one. Oh no! JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #6 Pandas are raise by single mom pandas. After mating, female panda will chase the male away from her territory. She will raise her baby alone. JOMJALAN.COM
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FACT #7 THE LATEST STUDY IN 2014 FOUND THAT THERE WERE 1,864 GIANT PANDAS ALIVE IN THE WILD.
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FACT #8
Researchers get the numbers by checking for panda's poo in the forest. They study bite marks on undigested bamboo to identify each pandas. WHY? Because Pandas bite marks are unique - just like your fingerprints. JOMJALAN.COM
Male pandas are called BOARS. Females are SOWS.
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A group of pandas is called an EMBARRASSMENT. Yes! Seriously!
FACT #10 PANDA SPEND HALF OF THEIR TIME SLEEPING
AND THE OTHER HALF EATING JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #11 A female pandas is considered matured at age 5 while the male, at 7. By the age of 22, they are already considered old. JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #12
Pandas can peel and eat an entire bamboo shoot in 40 seconds . -- and they eat 40kg of bamboos a day. This makes them the Bamboo eating champions JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #13
Chinese emperors kept pandas as pets. They were considered were magical and could drive bad spirits away. . JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #14 PANDAS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE ANIMALS TO GET AND TO KEEP IN A ZOO. MOST COUNTRIES PAY $1 MILLION PER PAIR, EVERY YEAR TO CHINA, AND ANOTHER $1 MILLION FOR CONSERVATION FEE. JOMJALAN.COM
FACT #15
And the pandas in your zoos are actually rented from China. They are loaned from 10 -15 years JOMJALAN.COM
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THE END Credits: BBC Earth - Panda National Geographic - Panda San Diego Zoo PixaBay (for pictures) Canva (for online pdf maker) JOMJALAN.COM