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 In this book you are going to learn about the wonderful life of a 

panda. First we’ll discuss where Pandas live in the pretty forests of 

China. Next we'll discuss fun activities that pandas enjoy. Then,we'll 

discuss the yummy [well not so yummy for humans] food. Finally, 

we'll discuss the life cycle of a panda.                         

Pandas live in the mountains of western China usually in bamboo forests. 

Most wild pandas live in the Qinling and Minshan Mountains. The Qinling 

Mountains in the eastern province of Shaanxi separates northern and 

southern China in regards to geography and weather. 

The Minshan Mountains are the biggest panda habitat in China with the 

most plentiful biodiversity. The Minshan mountain habitat reaches across 

from northwest to southeast. It divides   the two main river basins of Sichuan. It 

is home to more than 600 pandas.

Pandas are curious and highly active, especially in their early years. 

Mom pandas and their cubs enjoy playing together.They have fun by 

rolling and wrestling. Pandas also play with their food. Plus, pandas 

love playing with the snow for their winter activities.

What do pandas eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? BAMBOO!

For every meal of the day, including snacks, pandas eat the leaves, stems, and 

shoots of many varieties of bamboo. 

Pandas are 99% vegetarian and   only 1% of their diet is made up of other foods.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Pandas sometimes eat   pikas and other small rodents.

A newborn panda cub is about the size of a stick of butter. Pandas 

stay with their moms for the first few months of their lives. Most 

pandas leave their moms around 18 months. 

The moms can give birth to up to three cubs at a time. In the wild 

usually only one cub will survive. The mom chooses the strongest out 

of the three and the other two are abandoned to die.

A panda lives up to 20 years in the wild.

Pandas have been endangered since 1990. According to experts, there 

are around 2000 pandas left in the wild. 

Giant pandas are good at climbing.

Pandas have black and white coats with big black patches around their 

eyes. The eye spots of a young panda cub are the shape of a circle but 

as the cub gets older, the circles turn into a teardrop shape.

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