Oct 20, 2024, 08:27 AM IST

6 interesting facts about Pandas 

Meemansa Shekhawat

Here are six interesting facts about Pandas 

1. Giant pandas are excellent swimmers and tree climbers. 

2. Giant pandas are keen on food. They spend 10-15 hours eating, especially bamboos. 

3. Pandas often need at least two bamboo species in their habitat to prevent starvation.

4. Pandas can do handstands in order to mark their scents higher up. 

5. The scientific name of giant pandas is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which means “black and white cat-foot”.

6. Baby pandas measure about 15cm at the time of birth– that’s about the size of a pencil. 

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports.