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: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called also giant panda
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These two pandas were born in August 2024 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska with their sister, Juniper.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Listen to our deep dive episode on panda diplomacy here.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Creator 3-in-1 Wild Animals Panda Family Kids and adults will love building and rebuilding this three-in-one set, which can be assembled into a panda bear eating bamboo with its cub, an orca swimming with its calf, and a penguin with its chick.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 24 May 2025
Three-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are set to remain in D.C. for 10 years – long enough to win the hearts and minds of millions of zoo visitors.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Listen to our deep dive episode on panda diplomacy here.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Creator 3-in-1 Wild Animals Panda Family Kids and adults will love building and rebuilding this three-in-one set, which can be assembled into a panda bear eating bamboo with its cub, an orca swimming with its calf, and a penguin with its chick.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 24 May 2025
Three-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are set to remain in D.C. for 10 years – long enough to win the hearts and minds of millions of zoo visitors.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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