Pandas are some of the world’s most beloved animals and probably the most recognizable. Native to Eastern Asia, these beautiful creatures are nearly extinct due to poaching, low procreation rates and loss of habitat. While most people know that despite their looks, pandas are not typical bears and prefer a vegetarian diet, there are many things that most of us don’t know:
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1. There are currently 240 pandas in captivity around the world and they are all part of a breeding program
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2. Any panda you see in a zoo is on loan from China
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3. Scientists estimate that pandas have been on this Earth for around 2-3 million years
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4. There are only 2,000 pandas left in the wild
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5. A panda female is fertile only 3 days in a year
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