HOME: Bamboo forests in the high mountains of China and Tibet
LIFE SPAN: 25 years in the zoo
LOOKS: The giant panda looks like a bear but is related to the raccoon.
Pandas have a black and white woolly fur. The head and body measure 6 feet
long, and the body weight is up to 300 pounds, about the same as
an American black bear. The teeth and jaws are strong for chewing bamboo.
FOOD: Bamboo shoots and occasionally small birds, rats, and snakes.
