They will follow their mother at about three months after birth. They start eating bamboo at about 6 months old and are weaned from their mother at about 9 months. Panda cubs grow very slowly. They stay with their mother for one to two years. They are fully grown in 2-4 years.
Poachers still hunt giant pandas for their pelts, which they sell.
Also, leopards sometimes kill cubs. The giant panda seems to have evolved during the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene, roughly two to three million years ago. During those times, the giant panda's range extended throughout southern China. You can put on a wonderful puppet show with this large, accurately-designed Panda hand puppet with a movable mouth. This adorable puppet is also great as a stuffed toy animal.