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Wild Giant Panda droppings
Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis
32.1955, 107.991
Field Notes
Description:
The average giant panda eats as much as 9 to 14 kg (20 to 30 pounds) of bamboo shoots a day. Because the giant panda consumes a diet low in nutrition, it is important for it to keep its digestive tract full.
The bamboo is still very visible their droppings, hardly digested at all.
Habitat:
central China, Qinling mountains
Notes:
I tracked wild gaint pandas and other wildlife for 10 days in Foping Reserve in central China, 5 hours drive from Xi'an. I was surprised to see giant panda droppings the first day in the reserve right on the trail to the park headquarters.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012
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