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QUESTION:
For many, one of the main attractions
of coming to China is the chance to
see the giant pandas. Giant pandas
are black and white bears that live
in temperate-zone bamboo forests in
central and southwestern China. Among
the best recognized, but rarest, animals
in the world, they have come to symbolize
endangered species and conservation
efforts.
A wild giant panda's diet is almost
exclusively (99 percent) bamboo. The
balance consists of other grasses
and occasional small rodents or musk
deer fawns. In zoos, giant pandas
eat bamboo, sugar cane, rice gruel,
a special high-fiber biscuit, carrots,
apples, and sweet potatoes.
How much does a giant Panda eat each
day:
A. 100 pounds;
B. 50 pounds;
C. 5 pounds;
D. 80 pounds.
ANSWERS:
D is spot on! Pandas are
virtual eating machines, eating
for around 12-16 hours a day!
Pandas have no natural enemies other
than man. Hopefully man will learn
to be friends with the pandas and
not the foe that we have been for
centuries, so that pandas can live
on for all to come and see in China. |
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