Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: We moved to Buncombe County several months ago and have some burning questions about the many stands of bamboo ...

In fact, 90% of the Sequoia Park Zoo red panda’s diet is made up of the woody plant that’s part of the grass family. “Red pandas have special adaptations for eating bamboo. … A single red panda can ...

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 ...

Even though bamboo is their main food source, giant pandas are horrible at digesting it, a new study of their gut bacteria finds. Yet modern pandas spend about 14 hours a day eating bamboo, and it isn ...

The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family and is among the world’s most threatened animals. Deyang Panda National Park not only houses the giant panda, but it’s also the home to many ...

Even though bamboo is their main food source, giant pandas are horrible at digesting it, a new study of their gut bacteria finds. Yet modern pandas spend about 14 hours a day eating bamboo, and it isn ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Zoo says a red panda likely escaped from its enclosure this week by climbing through tree limbs to reach bamboo nearby. The zoo announced Friday that it conducted a ...

This is the amusing moment a giant panda was spotted relaxing as it munched on lengths of bamboo. Holidaymaker Beau Dacanay ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A red panda (Ailurus fulgens, left, photographed at the Bronx Zoo) and a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, ...

It's no wonder that giant pandas are always chewing and eating, say Chinese researchers: their gut bacteria are not the type for efficiently digesting bamboo. The bamboo-eating giant panda actually ...