GIANT PANDA (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
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150 - 190 cm
70 - 125 kg
South-central China
Temperate montane forests with dense stands of bamboo at altitudes of 1,200 – 4,100 m asl
Almost exclusively bamboo, occasionally other plant material and small mammals
Largely solitary with well-defined home ranges
5.5 to 6.5 years
March – May
95 to 181 days
One or two cubs are born every two years, but the mother raises only one
14 - 20 years, in captivity up to 30 years
Approximately 1000 to 2000 animals remaining in the wild
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