17 Fascinating Panda Facts

Baby pandas are born completely pink, the color of their skin, with a thin layer of white hair. These little pink things cannot open their eyes.Baby pandas cannot open their eyes.For six to eight weeks, they remain 100 percent dependent and helpless. This boosts their adorable factor.

Panda bears rule relaxation. They live a stress-free, relaxing life.Pandas enjoy a stress-free, relaxing lifestyle.Pandas sleep anywhere.Pandas can sleep anywhere.Sometimes pandas nap in trees. Mostly, they pass out where they stand. They fall onto their back, belly, or side, or roll into a panda ball.

The average panda eats 25 to 30 pounds of bamboo daily. Pandas can peel and eat a whole bamboo shoot in about 40 seconds.

Panda bears walk pigeon-toed. This means their feet face inward.Panda feet face inward.This makes pandas look clumsy, seeming ready to tip over. Pandas move swiftly and quietly, though, despite their odd walk.

Panda bears earn their cute, fluffy, chubby look by working hard. They spend 14 to 16 hours working.Pandas eat for 14 to 16 hours a day.Pandas eat almost constantly to get the right body shape. Since bamboo has little nutrition, pandas must eat nonstop to stay healthy and fit.

Pandas eat most of their lives, but they lack enough energy for hibernation. Bamboo's low nutrition stops them from hibernating. This gives them more time for YouTube videos.

Pandas get an extra tooth for bamboo eating. This extra tooth is for eating bamboo. Pandas have the largest molars of any carnivore. Pandas are carnivores because 20 percent of their diet comes from meat.

The panda bear shows yin and yang, black and white. Yin and yang shows opposing forces in nature and achieving harmony by mixing opposites.The contrast of yin and yang is shown.Pandas show yin and yang perfectly in their black and white. The harmony between the two shows in the panda's calm nature.

Pandas love rolling down hills. Rolling down hills helps pandas remove sticks tangled in their fur.

Panda pupils match cats'. Night vision helps pandas find snacks at midnight.

Pandas prefer being alone. Besides mating season or being with cubs, they want space. If a panda feels uneasy near another animal, it lowers its head to hide. It might cover its face with paws to hide its appearance, which is very cute.

Pandas are huge; predators rarely bother them. If a predator hunts, they have many escapes, like swimming or climbing trees. However, their professional standing stops them from competing in Olympic climb-and-swim events.

Pandas are born with pink skin. Some skin turns black as they age. Black fur means black skin underneath. White fur means pink skin underneath. They look like Neapolitan ice cream.

Bears use their paws little due to poor dexterity. Pandas use theirs constantly. Pandas have five fingers plus an extra digit, like a thumb. This extra digit helps pandas peel bamboo, which they do often.

A mother panda's large body protects her cubs. Baby pandas are tiny and blind, defenseless. Cubs stay with their mother for the first 18 months. The mother lets the daughter find her territory when she feels she is independent.

Eating takes up panda time, which affects their sex drive. Females seldom go into heat, andStudies show thatMale pandas struggle to inseminate partners. The panda penis does not point outward, making mating hard.

Panda bears have round faces and chubby cheeks you can pinch. Beneath the fluff is serious muscle, not just fat. Pandas chew tough, dense bamboo all day. Rumor says they can gnaw through aluminum plates because everyone eats off aluminum.