Pandas and Bamboo: A recent dietary specialisation? - Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings
Brendan Moyle • Feb 11, 2019 •
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) eat bamboo and not much else. This in evolutionary terms is odd. It’s odd in part because the panda has a short gut typical of carnivores. And it still possesses many of the genes associated with a carnivorous lifestyle. This is largely due to belonging to the bear family Ursidae. This is a group of animals … Read More