Davis argued the giant panda is a bear that adapted to eating bamboo. The relationship of the giant panda to other carnivorans has been somewhat controversial , but it is now widely accepted that the giant panda is a close relative of bears. Here is the hand of the giant panda from D. Dwight Davis' monograph on the anatomy of the panda. The panda's thumb pad. The giant panda also has an opposable thumb.
Giant pandas have a thumb pad on the hand.
The panda can press this pad against the pad of its palm. This thumb pad is used by the panda to grasp bamboo shoots. It uses its thumb to hold and manipulate the bamboo while eating. But, this thumb pad doesn't look like the rest of the fingers. Look carefully at the bones in the giant panda's hand.