Diet

The Giant Panda has a very large appetite. More than 99% of their diet is branches, stems, and leaves of 30 different kinds of bamboo. Adult pandas eats 26 to 33 pounds of food a day when eating bamboo leaves, and stems. When eating only shoots of bamboo they can eat up to 84 pounds of food a day. That is 40% of their own body weight. Pandas also eat a little bit of meat and other plants. They eat mostly on the ground but they are highly capable of climbing trees and eating in them. They are mostly active during twilight and at night.

 

 

Giant Panda baby's enjoying their meal. Courtesy of web shots.com.