A dazzling bird with a red belly, yellow head, and a long tail. Hsing-Hsing, the male, died in 1999. Ling-Ling died in 1992. Baby giant pandas grow slowly, reaching adult weight by two to four years of age. Adult giant pandas eat up to 40 pounds of food each day and zoo pandas can weigh up to 350 pounds.
Giant pandas grip long bamboo stems with their claws and a long wrist bone that acts like a thumb.
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