After a gestation period of 125 to150 days, a single cub is born, weighing only about 0.5 pounds. Eyes don t open for about two months and the cub doesn t move around until it is about three months old. Weaned at six months. About 1000 in the wild and 60 in captivity. Among the rarest of mammals in the world.
Main enemy is man .
Habitat is being lost because of human population expanding and deforestation. Sometimes poached for their fur. China has set up 11 nature reserves where the Giant Panda lives. Those caught poaching giant panda are given life sentences. Being slow to reproduce and having little success in captivity breeding, both contribute to the Giant Pandas small population in the wild.