Giant pandas are the new couch potatoes of the animal world, according to a study Thursday that found the bears are just as sluggish as slow-moving sloths.
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Jul 9, 2015
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It's no wonder that giant pandas are always chewing and eating, say Chinese researchers: their gut bacteria are not the type for efficiently digesting bamboo.
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May 19, 2015
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The National Zoo in Washington is hoping to get its giant panda Mei Xiang pregnant this spring after taking delivery of frozen panda semen from China for the first time.
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Apr 22, 2015
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Reclusive giant pandas fascinate the world, yet precious little is known about how they spend their time in the Chinese bamboo forests. Until now.
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Mar 27, 2015
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(AP)—Wild giant pandas in China are doing well. According to a census by China's State Forestry Administration, the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since the last survey ending in 2003.
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Feb 28, 2015
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Giant pandas aren't dying like they used to. In the early 1980s, starvation accounted for more than nine out of ten deaths. However, over the past three decades a parasitic gut worm has replaced that as the dominant killer.
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Jan 28, 2015
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Good news on the panda front: Turns out they're not quite as delicate - and picky - as thought.
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Dec 3, 2014
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A set of panda triplets, known as the world's only surviving trio, have opened their eyes for the first time more than a month after their birth in a Chinese zoo.
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Sep 19, 2014
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Britain's only female giant panda, thought to be pregnant, has passed her due date with no sign of a panda baby appearing.
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Sep 1, 2014
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A giant panda at a Scottish zoo appears to be finally pregnant after months of dashed hopes and anticipation.
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Aug 12, 2014
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