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Pandas are only found in the undisturbed mountain forests of some parts of central China. More specifically, their habitat is the bamboo forests of the Tibetan plateau and southwest China 4,000 to 12,000 ft above sea level.The habitat, suitable for the bamboo on which they survive, is a cold, damp coniferous forest. They may descend to lower elevations during winter and spring in search of edible bamboo. In most of the areas in which they still roam wild, they must compete with farmers who farm the river valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains.
Panda bears are herbivores and feed 21-22 hours per day on bamboo to get the required sustenance to support their large size. Rather than hibernating as the weather gets cold, they move up and down in elevation to remain comfortable. Pandas sleep in non-permanent shelters of caves, tree trunks, or outcroppings of cliffs. Pandas never hibernate, and can be found when the sun is high or there is snow on the ground.
The giant panda was once widespread throughout southern and eastern China, as well as neighbouring Myanmar (Burma) and northern Vietnam. Due to expanding human populations and development, the species is now restricted to only 20 or so isolated patches of mountain forest in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.
The panda's habitat surrounds the great Sichuan Plain. To the north are the Qinling Mountains and to the west are the Minshan, Qionglai, Liangshan, Daxiangling, and Xiaoxiangling Mountains
Panda bears are herbivores and feed 21-22 hours per day on bamboo to get the required sustenance to support their large size. Rather than hibernating as the weather gets cold, they move up and down in elevation to remain comfortable. Pandas sleep in non-permanent shelters of caves, tree trunks, or outcroppings of cliffs. Pandas never hibernate, and can be found when the sun is high or there is snow on the ground.
The giant panda was once widespread throughout southern and eastern China, as well as neighbouring Myanmar (Burma) and northern Vietnam. Due to expanding human populations and development, the species is now restricted to only 20 or so isolated patches of mountain forest in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.
The panda's habitat surrounds the great Sichuan Plain. To the north are the Qinling Mountains and to the west are the Minshan, Qionglai, Liangshan, Daxiangling, and Xiaoxiangling Mountains