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: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called also giant panda
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But foot traffic subsides after two years, Young said, while zoos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on bamboo that the pandas sometimes refuse.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
China sent a pair of pandas to the capital for the first time in 24 years after the last set left in November.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s grinning mayhem, world leaders fighting zombies, Jackie Chan protecting a panda and two fresh film festivals.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
The pandas, one male and one female, are named Bao Li and Qing Boa, respectively.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
China sent a pair of pandas to the capital for the first time in 24 years after the last set left in November.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s grinning mayhem, world leaders fighting zombies, Jackie Chan protecting a panda and two fresh film festivals.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
The pandas, one male and one female, are named Bao Li and Qing Boa, respectively.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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