10 interesting facts about pandas 1. Panda cubs weigh about 150 grams while a fully grown male can weigh up to 150 kg. 2. Pandas are the most expensive animals kept in zoos or captivity. A panda costs 5 times more than the next most expensive animal, the elephant. 3. Pandas are actually bears. 4. All pandas around the world are "on loan" from China. 5. A group of pandas is called an “embarrassment” which means “shame”. 6. Beneath the outer fur the skin of a giant panda is white where the fur is black, and pink where the fur is white. 7. Giant pandas are excellent tree climbers. 8. Giant pandas are omnivores, they also eat bamboo, as well as small animals and fish. 9. Unlike most other bears, pandas do not hibernate. 10. The natural lifespan of a giant panda is about 30 years.
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