Panda Quiz

About 99 percent of a giant panda's diet is bamboo, bamboo, and more bamboo. However, they've been known to occasionally eat small rodents such as pikas too.

About 99 percent of a giant panda's diet is bamboo, bamboo, and more bamboo. However, they've been known to occasionally eat small rodents such as pikas too.

Pandas stay hydrated by drinking water from rivers and streams. During the winter, when the water freezes, pandas will even smash through the ice to get a drink!

Pandas stay hydrated by drinking water from rivers and streams. During the winter, when the water freezes, pandas will even smash through the ice to get a drink!

A panda can go around 50 times a day! The huge amount of bamboo in their diet is high in fiber - a substance that makes you poop regularly!

A panda can go around 50 times a day! The huge amount of bamboo in their diet is high in fiber - a substance that makes you poop regularly!

Giant pandas have a special bone that extends from their wrists called a pseudo-thumb. It helps them to grip the bamboo they're eating.

Giant pandas have a special bone that extends from their wrists called a pseudo-thumb. It helps them to grip the bamboo they're eating.

Pandas spend about 12 hours a day eating, gobbling up to 83 pounds (38kgs) of bamboo. That's like 332 burgers!

Pandas spend about 12 hours a day eating, gobbling up to 83 pounds (38kgs) of bamboo. That's like 332 burgers!

A baby panda is called a cub.

A baby panda is called a cub.

Giant pandas are solitary, meaning they usually live by themselves.

Giant pandas are solitary, meaning they usually live by themselves.

Cubs are small and pink when they're born. They develop their black and white fur at about 25 days old and open their eyes six to eight weeks after birth.

Cubs are small and pink when they're born. They develop their black and white fur at about 25 days old and open their eyes six to eight weeks after birth.

The last official count found 1,864 pandas living in the wild. That's good news: In 2016, pandas were downgraded from endangered to vulnerable by the IUCN.

The last official count found 1,864 pandas living in the wild. That's good news: In 2016, pandas were downgraded from endangered to vulnerable by the IUCN.

There are over 1,000 species of bamboo. Pandas eat as meany as many as 60 different kinds but are thought to prefer about 27 of those.

There are over 1,000 species of bamboo. Pandas eat as meany as many as 60 different kinds but are thought to prefer about 27 of those.