Animal_Tales_-_February_2020

(^40) Animal Tales

THEY EAT A LOT.

Pandas have a big appetite. They spend around

12 hours per day eating because their dietmainly

consists of bamboo, which isn’t very nutritious.

They have to munch on about 28 poundsof

bamboo every day to stay healthy.

THEY CAN DO HANDSTANDS.

Male pandas show off their gymnastics skills during

mating season. They do handstands while peeing

to mark trees and let females know they’re inthe

area. So ... sweet? LOL!

THEY’RE EMBARRASSMENTS.

We probably need to explain this one a bit more.A
group of pandas is actually called an embarrassment.
Luckily, they’re mostly solitary creatures so they
aren’t in groups very often.

THEY CAN SLEEP

ANYWHERE.

When pandas start feeling

tired, they fall to the ground

where they’re standing, lay

down on a tree branch or

cuddle up against a tree trunk

and fall right asleep. They don’t

look for shelter or head to a

“home.” This makes sense

because a lot of their day is

spent eating so they only rest

for a few hours at a time.

THEYMAKE

THEIR OWN

SLIDES.

There are tons of videos on

YouTube of pandas rolling

into balls and sliding down

hills. (Ask a parent if you can

check them out if you haven’t

already — so cute!) We like

to believe they’re playing.

Scientists think that may be

the case, but they also may

just be trying to get bamboo

twigs out of their fur.

Bear with us: These

giant panda facts

are so wild you might

feel bamboozled!

DAMO

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