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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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When mothers finally give birth, newborn pandas are extremely fragile.
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Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The National Zoo: The zoo's new pandas are now on display, but families will find extra fun at a Lunar New Year party on Jan. 29 (12-2pm) and the District of Panda Day on Saturday with live music, panda trivia and more.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The zoo is hosting the District of Panda Party, a series of events celebrating the pandas' arrival.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Their activism helped prompt the national forestry bureau to improve standards for panda enclosures and ban people from paying to hug pandas.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The National Zoo: The zoo's new pandas are now on display, but families will find extra fun at a Lunar New Year party on Jan. 29 (12-2pm) and the District of Panda Day on Saturday with live music, panda trivia and more.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The zoo is hosting the District of Panda Party, a series of events celebrating the pandas' arrival.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Their activism helped prompt the national forestry bureau to improve standards for panda enclosures and ban people from paying to hug pandas.
—Mara Hvistendahl, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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