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Easy Giant Panda Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers

Printable giant panda trivia quiz questions with answers.

Easy Giant Panda Trivia  Questions

What is a giant panda?
A: The giant panda, also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China.

It is easily recognized by what?
A: The large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body.

The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from what unrelated animal?
A: The red panda.

The giant panda's diet is over 99% what?
A: Bamboo.

Giant pandas in the wild will occasionally eat what?
A: Other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents or carrion.

Where does the giant panda live?
A: In a few mountain ranges in central China.

As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been what?
A: It has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.

A 2007 report showed how many pandas living in captivity inside China?
A: 239.

The report also showed how many living outside the country?
A: 27.

Wild population estimates vary with one estimate showing that there are about individuals living in the wild?
A: 1,590.

The giant panda has luxuriant black-and-white what?
A: Fur.

Adult giant pandas measure how long?
A: Around 4 to 6 ft.

Males can weigh up to how much?
A: 350 lb.

Females can weigh as little as 150 lb, but can also weigh up to how much?
A: 276 lb.

What is the average adult weight?
A: 220 to 254 lb.

The giant panda has a body shape typical of what?
A: Bears.

Where does the giant panda have black fur?
A: On its ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, arms and shoulders.

The rest of the animal's coat is what color?
A: White.

The giant panda's paw has five fingers and a what?
A: A "thumb".

The thumb, a modified sesamoid bone – helps it to do what?
A: Hold bamboo while eating.

The giant panda's tail, measuring 4 to 6 in., length-wise, is what?
A: It is the second-longest in the bear family.

How long does the giant panda typically live?
A: Around 20 years in the wild and up to 30 years in captivity.

A female named Jia Jia was the oldest giant panda ever in captivity, born in 1978 and died at what age?
A: 38 on October 16 2016.