15 Panda Facts for Kids

These are simple facts about panda that kids can understand. Not only are they fascinating, they may even be shocking for those who do not know much about the creature.

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1. 15 GIANT PANDA FACTS FOR KIDS By: JomJalan
2. You know that they are cute. You know that they are endangered. But do you know these 15 other facts about them? BIG BAMBOO BEARS JOMJALAN.COM
3. FACT #1 When born, a baby panda is as small as a butter. The mother is 900 times bigger than the baby. JOMJALAN.COM JOMJALAN.COM
4. FACT #2 This tiny size makes them the SMALLEST newborn MAMMALS on earth. JOMJALAN.COM JOMJALAN.COM
5. They are so small, the mother sometimes accidentally crush them under her weight. Thats is so sad! FACT #3 JOMJALAN.COM
6. BABY PANDAS ARE ALSO BORN BLIND. THEY CAN SEE ONLY AFTER 45 DAYS FACT #4 JOMJALAN.COM
7. FACT #5 If born twin, mother Panda will leave the weaker one to die -- because she has enough milk only for one. Oh no! JOMJALAN.COM
8. FACT #6 Pandas are raise by single mom pandas. After mating, female panda will chase the male away from her territory. She will raise her baby alone. JOMJALAN.COM JOMJALAN.COM
9. THE LATEST STUDY IN 2014 FOUND THAT THERE WERE 1,864 GIANT PANDAS ALIVE IN THE WILD. FACT #7 JOMJALAN.COM
10. FACT #8 Researchers get the numbers by checking for panda's poo in the forest. They study bite marks on undigested bamboo to identify each pandas. WHY? Because Pandas bite marks are unique - just like your fingerprints. JOMJALAN.COM
11. Male pandas are called BOARS. Females are SOWS. A group of pandas is called an EMBARRASSMENT. Yes! Seriously! FACT #9 JOMJALAN.COM
12. PANDA SPEND HALF OF THEIR TIME SLEEPING AND THE OTHER HALF EATING FACT #10 JOMJALAN.COM
13. A female pandas is considered matured at age 5 while the male, at 7. By the age of 22, they are already considered old. FACT #11 JOMJALAN.COM
14. Pandas can peel and eat an entire bamboo shoot in 40 seconds . -- and they eat 40kg of bamboos a day. This makes them the Bamboo eating champions FACT #12 JOMJALAN.COM
15. Chinese emperors kept pandas as pets. They were considered were magical and could drive bad spirits away. . FACT #13 JOMJALAN.COM
16. PANDAS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE ANIMALS TO GET AND TO KEEP IN A ZOO. MOST COUNTRIES PAY $1 MILLION PER PAIR, EVERY YEAR TO CHINA, AND ANOTHER $1 MILLION FOR CONSERVATION FEE. FACT #14 JOMJALAN.COM
17. FACT #15 And the pandas in your zoos are actually rented from China. They are loaned from 10 -15 years JOMJALAN.COM JOMJALAN.COM
18. Credits: THE END JOMJALAN.COM BBC Earth - Panda National Geographic - Panda San Diego Zoo PixaBay (for pictures) Canva (for online pdf maker)