News tagged with giant panda
Plan to reintroduce giant pandas to the wild
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in China have been so successful at breeding giant pandas in captivity that they are now planning for their reintroduction to the wild with 15 years.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Scientists observe reproductive seasonality in male giant pandas
A three-year study of giant pandas published today in Biology of Reproduction's Papers-in-Press reveals that reproductive seasonality exists not only in female pandas, but in male pandas as well.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Researchers believe giant pandas can survive on bamboo because of gut bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- Because of its cuteness factor, people tend to overlook the fact that giant panda’s are in fact bears, though very few likely forget that most other bears do eat meat. A lot of it. It’s ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Panda poop may be a treasure trove of microbes for making biofuels
Panda poop contains bacteria with potent effects in breaking down plant material in the way needed to tap biomass as a major new source of “biofuels” produced not from corn and other food sources, ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Candid cameras give a chance to see wildlife as a scientist does
Researching animals in the wild can be challenging, especially if it involves a rare or elusive species like the giant panda or the clouded leopard. To remedy this, scientists rely heavily on camera traps—automated ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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For pandas, there is a mountain high enough, there is a valley low enough
Genetic analysis of giant pandas has shown that features of their landscape have a profound effect on the movement of genes within their population. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Giant pandas endangered by inbreeding: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- We are all aware that the giant panda is an endangered species. Dutch researchers at the University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC, The Netherlands) ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Panda genome resembles dog: Chinese media
A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.
Dec 13, 2009 |
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China panda gives birth to twins: state media
A giant panda in northern China has given birth to twins, state media said Wednesday in rare good news for a species facing the threat of extinction.
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Pandas could be extinct in 2-3 generations: report
China's giant panda could be extinct in just two to three generations as rapid economic development is infringing on its way of life, state media said on Monday, citing an expert at conservation group WWF.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Giant panda's 'cousin' lived in Spain
A team of Spanish scientists have found a new ursid fossil species in the area of Nombrevilla in Zaragoza, Spain. Agriarctos beatrix was a small plantigrade omnivore and was genetically related to giant pandas, ...
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May 09, 2012 |
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US pandas hold yearly romantic romp
The doors to the outside world were closed, the lights dimmed. Video cameras angled down from multiple locations, and a couple dozen onlookers watched intently.
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Old-growth forests are what giant pandas need
The results of a study recently published in the journal Biology Letters indicate that giant pandas need old-growth forests as much as bamboo forests. This work, which was completed through the collaborative efforts of sci ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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It's a boy, US zoo says of baby panda
It's a boy! The giant panda cub born earlier this month at the Atlanta Zoo is a little fellow with a big belly who is already showing his black and white markings, a zoo spokeswoman said Friday.
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Atlanta zoo welcomes birth of baby giant panda
Lun Lun, a 13-year old giant panda at the Atlanta Zoo, gave birth Wednesday to a cub, the only giant panda born in the United States this year.
Nov 03, 2010 |
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