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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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Image Our collective longing to connect with animals is evident in the viral popularity of animal celebrities on social media — who can resist Pesto the chubby baby king penguin, Hua Hua the panda or Moo Deng, the ornery baby pygmy hippo?
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Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Maybe the panda should look worried, since it isn’t used to surfing.
—John P. Nelson, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s complicated matters for Beijing The study was based on blood samples from six adult pandas and a juvenile.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Maybe the panda should look worried, since it isn’t used to surfing.
—John P. Nelson, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s complicated matters for Beijing The study was based on blood samples from six adult pandas and a juvenile.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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