Giant panda (scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca): The only mammal of the genus Giant Panda in Xiong Ke is a carnivore. There are only two subspecies. Men are slightly larger than women. Fat as a bear, plump, with a round head and a short tail, with a head length of 1.2- 1.8m and a tail length of 10- 12cm. His weight is 80- 120kg, and the highest is 180kg. His body color is black and white, his cheeks are round, there are big dark circles under his eyes, he walks in the iconic figure of eight, and his claws are as sharp as scalpels. The skin of the giant panda is very thick, and the thickest part can reach10 mm. The black-and-white appearance is conducive to hiding in dense trees and snow, and it is not easy to be found by natural enemies.

Living in a dense bamboo forest at an altitude of 2600-3500 meters, the air here is thin all the year round, and the temperature is below 20℃. The full distribution of bamboo, topography and water resources is beneficial for this species to nest, hide and feed its offspring. Giant pandas are good at climbing trees and love to play. Climbing a tree is generally a way for the weak to avoid the strong when approaching the marriage proposal period, or avoiding danger, or meeting each other. Giant pandas eat half the time every day and sleep most of the rest. In the wild, giant pandas sleep for 2-4 hours between meals. 99% of panda's food is bamboo, and there are more than 60 species of bamboo plants belonging to 12 genus. Giant pandas can live 18-20 years in the wild and over 30 years in captivity.

Giant pandas have lived on the earth for at least 8 million years, and are known as "living fossils" and "national treasures of China", that is, national treasures. It is the image ambassador of WWF and the flagship species of global biodiversity conservation. By 202 1 and 1, the wild panda population in China increased to 1864.

Giant pandas are endemic to China, and their main habitats are mountainous areas in China, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.