Bamboo - The diet of pandas

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Reports have shown that the pandas are desperately searching for food! Bamboo shortage is a major indicator of threat being posed against species. In addition to this, researchers have shown that the giant pandas are also facing rapid habitat loss. The breeding rate has also proved to be very alarmingly slow. China's endangered giant pandas can hardly find alternative food resources, thus depend largely on the bamboos. It is essential to remember that the species - giant panda is a picker eater. Indeed, 99% of the diet and food of the giant panda consists of bamboo. Besides, these creatures are known to eat up to 38kg of bamboo per day. As a matter of fact, it is clear that the giant panda's survival strongly depend upon a thriving bamboo habitat...

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor), Edward R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9786130144890
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14489-0
• No. of pages: 104
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology