Chinese scientists have reported zoo pandas as old as 35. The National Zoo's Hsing-Hsing died at age 28 in 1999. The balance consists of wild gentians, irises, crocuses, fish, carrion, and occasional small rodents. In zoos, giant pandas eat bamboo, sugar cane, rice gruel, a special high fiber biscuit, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes. Social Structure Adult giant pandas are generally solitary, but they do communicate periodically through scent marks, calls, and occasional meetings.
Offspring stay with their mothers from one and a half to three years.
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