Giant pandas eat bamboo like a wolf in vegan clothing. In the wild, pandas devour massive amounts of bamboo and digest it so efficiently that protein from the plants probably supplies at least half of ...

Fossils found in southwestern China give a hint to the development of the panda’s sixth digit — a rudimentary, thumblike bone extension. By Jack Tamisiea See more of our coverage in your search ...

Giant pandas look like the world's most easygoing animals, but the biology keeping them alive is stranger than most people ...

Although the giant panda is in practice a herbivore, its masticatory system functions differently from the other herbivores. Through the processes of natural selection, the giant panda's dietary ...

The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. In a study published January 18 in the journal Cell Reports, researchers reveal that shifts in ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo is bidding farewell this week to one of its most popular bamboo-loving residents: Bei Bei. Why? The black-and-white bear is on temporary loan to the National Zoo from ...

The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. Researchers reveal that shifts in the bear's gut microbiota in the season when nutritious bamboo ...