Panda

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## Physical description

### Eye color

Black

**Pandas** are animals in Venture: National Geographic.

## Behavior

Pandas act similarly to other passive creatures; they roam aimlessly, avoiding falling from ledges high enough to injure them, and staying out of water or lava unless they roll over an edge. Pandas move quicker in water than other land creatures. Pandas follow any player who is holding bamboo and stop following if the player moves beyond 16 meters away. Pandas cry if a storm is happening in the area. Adult pandas look for bamboo and cake to eat.

Child pandas occasionally sneeze, which forms a puddle of snot and causes nearby adult pandas to jump. Young pandas occasionally roll over and jump about.

Non-violent pandas become enraged when injured. When attacked, a panda panics for several seconds before trying to bite their attacker once.

### Personalities

Pandas have distinct personalities: either standard, idle, anxious, spirited, violent, or weak.

* **Standard pandas**:
	+ Standard pandas do not have unique personality actions.
* **Idle pandas**:
	+ Idle pandas rest on their backs.
	+ Idle Pandas are more leisurely than standard pandas, making them the slowest land mob in the game.
	+ Idle pandas do not come after a player who is carrying bamboo while they're resting on their back.
* **Anxious pandas**:
	+ Anxious pandas evade the player's character and most predators.
	+ Anxious pandas tremble and cover their faces during storms.
	+ Do not eat bamboo or cake items on their own.
* **Spirited pandas**:
	+ Spirited pandas roll over and bounce around, even as adults. The ability to roll may cause injury or kill the panda as it can unintentionally roll off a high altitude.
* **Violent pandas**:
	+ Unlike other pandas, when hit, violent pandas bite the player and anyone surrounding them continuously until the target dies or goes beyond their detection range. Violent pandas do not panic when harmed.
	+ When nearby pandas are attacked, violent pandas try to kill the attacker.
	+ Violent pandas are sluggish but have reach matching that of the player.
* **Weak pandas**:
	+ Sneeze more frequently as children than standard child pandas.
	+ Have 10 health points instead of 20.

## Facts

1. Most newborn pandas pass away from diseases or because the mother panda inadvertently crushes them.
2. Female pandas only ovulate once every year. During that ovulation period, they are only bearing for two or three days. This part of why the panda population is decreasing.
3. Killing a panda is punishable by death in China.
4. A typical adult giant panda can excrete more than 60 pounds of feces in a 24-hour period. Within two days, a panda could poop more than Brendan weighs!
5. The giant panda was once on the endangered species list of the World Conservation Union. Pandas are no longer critically endangered, thanks to global conservation efforts.
6. Panda fur usually sells for between $60,000 and $100,000 on the black market.
7. Scientists and zoologists hope to have the panda population reach up to 5,000 by 2025. That's another 3,400 pandas born in the next five years!
8. Giant pandas can spend up to sixteen hours eating in one day.
9. Male pandas can weigh up to 350 pounds, which is as much as a sumo wrestler.
10. Pandas' preferred food is bamboo.

## Trivia

* Find out how you can help other animals at https://defenders.org/.