Pandas: The giant cat bear 10 Articles

by Karen Ellis

The giant panda is widely recognizable with it's slow movements and distinctive black and white markings. However, unless you live in China or attend a zoo you aren't likely to see them face to face. They are commonly k...read more

by Michael Totten

While the most common Chinese word for panda translates as "large cat bear", the giant panda is not a cat and may not be a bear. Although it is currently considered part of the bear family (Ursidae), until recently it was ...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

Is it a big raccoon or a giant bear? The forepaw of a Panda is more like a raccoon. It has an elongated wrist bone and has the grasping abilities of a raccoon. The nick name of giant cat bear is a direct relation to the...read more

by Lee Templar

The Giant Panda is familiar to us all - a black and white, bear-like animal, that eats bamboo and is famous for its sad place as one of the most endangered animals on the planet. There are in fact two species of panda, ...read more

by AKA

The Giant Panda is also known as the "Black-and-white cat foot." They are located in Southwest China in the Temperate Forests of Upper Yangste. The Giant panda occurs in montane forests with dense stands of bamboo. They ma...read more

by EMSalem

Giant cat bear is what the Chinese call their Pandas. And why shouldn't they? It is obvious that this unusual bear has some cat-like qualities. The one that wins for them this alternative name is their ability to shinny up...read more

by Beth Hodson

The Giant Panda is instantly recognisable. An endearing creature of snail like momentum and a propensity for bamboo. But there is more to the panda than that which is showing at the San Diego Zoo. To break it down: ...read more

by Asha Hope

The Giant Panda is one of the most loved animals on the planet. Black and white, cute and cuddly, it is almost becoming extinct. Also known as the Panda bear, or Bamboo bear, its scientific name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, ...read more

by Beth Benson

Living at an altitude of 4,000 feet in damp, misty forests of bamboo and conifers of southwestern China are 300 pounds of adorable black and white bears known as Panda bears. Panda bears originated thousands of years ago a...read more

by Laureen Manera

Despite being few in number, the giant panda is immensely popular with people due in part, no doubt, to its cute and cuddly appearance. They are one of the most beloved and recognized wild creatures that inhabit our planet...read more