Pandas' fur is slightly oily to make it waterproof. Each panda lives alone. Male and female pandas get together only for mating and then separate after a day or two. Pandas keep track of other pandas by scent marking trees. If a female panda gives birth to two babies, she is able to take care of only one of them.
Pandas live for about thirty years in captivity.
Their only natural enemies are humans. Pandas are very endangered because of the destruction of their environment and hunting by poachers for their fur. There are fewer than 1000 pandas left in the world - only 16 of these are outside China. Pandas are used as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund . Books about Pandas in the Long Island University libraries.