Hong Kong (CNN) — Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet – and Chinese scientists now think they know why.

Red pandas are known for their striking and adorable appearance, but this small mammal is more than just aesthetically ...

Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have evolved several features, for example pseudo thumbs to grasp bamboo and flat ...

Take a look behind the scenes as animal care teams provide a daily bamboo buffet to the Zoo’s new giant pandas. Mike Bock Giant panda Qing Bao eats bamboo in the outdoor yard of the David M.

FRONT ROYAL, Va. - On a wet Thursday morning in rural Virginia, a buzzing noise emerges from a patch of tall, green trees. A group of five workers, dressed in thick pants and boots and armed with ...