The scientific name of the panda is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which is similar to other scientific bear names like the sloth bear. Did you know that scientists have argued whether the Giant Panda is part of the bear family or the raccoon family? Now they have been classified as a part of the bear family.
Another really interesting fact is that panda babies are pink when they are first born instead of black and white, and are born blind. The babies are one of the smallest newborn mammals in the world, compared to its mother’s size, coming in at 1 out of 900 sizes smaller.
Wild pandas sleep, eat, and scavenge for food all day, and unlike other bears, they do not hibernate. Pandas in the wild have a lifespan that is mostly shorter than pandas in captivity, whom can live up to 35 years old. One panda bear, Hsing-Hsing, from the National Zoo in Washington D.C., has lived to be 28 years old, passing away in 1999.
Another really interesting fact is that panda babies are pink when they are first born instead of black and white, and are born blind. The babies are one of the smallest newborn mammals in the world, compared to its mother’s size, coming in at 1 out of 900 sizes smaller.
Wild pandas sleep, eat, and scavenge for food all day, and unlike other bears, they do not hibernate. Pandas in the wild have a lifespan that is mostly shorter than pandas in captivity, whom can live up to 35 years old. One panda bear, Hsing-Hsing, from the National Zoo in Washington D.C., has lived to be 28 years old, passing away in 1999.
This is a newborn baby panda. As you can see, he is a little pink close to the nose.