ms-Giant-Panda

=**GIANT PANDA BEAR **= ===**Scientific Name:** Ailoropoda melanoleuca ===

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Giant Panda bears are white except for black splotches on ears, eyes, muzzle, legs and shoulders. They are good tree climbers and can swim. =**HEIGHT: 29.5 in. at shoulders**= =LENGTH: 5 ft. (with 6 in. tail)= =WEIGHT: MALES around 250 lbs. FEMALES around 220 lbs.=

LIFESPAN: 20-30 yrs
== Habitat == Giant Pandas live in mountainous and low land regions. They live mostly in bamboo and coniferous forests.

=Range:Western and Southwestern China =

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Behavior
Giant pandas are solitary animals. They communicate sometimes through scent markings but mostly communicate through calls. These bears do not hibernate like most bears but move to lower elevations to keep warm. They sleep at the bottom of trees, under stumps and under rock ledges.

 =MATING SEASON:March-May = =GESTATION:3-5 months= LITTER SIZE:1-2 cubs



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