How do pandas eat bamboo?

Pandas will smell the bamboo piles, then draw out the things they like with their claws or mouths, then comb the dirty things and dead parts off the bamboo leaves with a comb, then straighten them, and then sit down to eat.

The panda's digestion and utilization rate of bamboo is low, and the food stays in the body for a short time, so it takes a lot of eating and fast discharge to get enough energy to meet its needs. According to the different parts where giant pandas eat bamboo in different seasons, the daily intake is roughly as follows: bamboo shoots are 23-40 kg; Bamboo leaves10-18 kg; Bamboo pole 17 kg.

Extended data

Giant pandas need to spend nearly half their time eating every day. The digestive tract of giant pandas retains the characteristics of their ancestors, similar to carnivores, with relatively short digestive tract, sharp canine teeth, single stomach, no cecum, relatively sharp claws and developed meat pads.

In the process of slow evolution, it gradually evolved into the staple food of high-fiber bamboo, and evolved some structural characteristics that adapted to bamboo, such as masseter muscle and protruding teeth. In addition to five toes, the front paws have evolved into fake thumbs, which is convenient for holding bamboo.

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