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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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January will mark the first month Japan has been without pandas since 1972, according to The Times.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The two countries had made positive noises about continuing the loan, but tensions between them have increased since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could help defend Taiwan from any Chinese aggression, and whether coincidentally or not, the pandas appear to be on their way to China.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Following Brigitte Macron’s visit, the announcement of a new agreement to send two more pandas to France by 2027 served as a tangible deliverable of the summit.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Bringing giant pandas back from the brink of extinction has been a priority for scientists, especially in recent years, and learning how to keep baby pandas alive has been a big part of their quest to successfully do that.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The two countries had made positive noises about continuing the loan, but tensions between them have increased since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could help defend Taiwan from any Chinese aggression, and whether coincidentally or not, the pandas appear to be on their way to China.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Following Brigitte Macron’s visit, the announcement of a new agreement to send two more pandas to France by 2027 served as a tangible deliverable of the summit.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Bringing giant pandas back from the brink of extinction has been a priority for scientists, especially in recent years, and learning how to keep baby pandas alive has been a big part of their quest to successfully do that.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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