Giant pandas in captivity mainly feed on one or more bamboos in low mountains and flat dams, and the supplementary food is concentrated feed mainly based on cereals. Bamboo is the key to the growth, health and normal reproduction of giant pandas.
With the improvement of giant panda breeding technology, people gradually realize that alpine or subalpine bamboo, which provides pandas with favorite food, plays an important role in their health and normal reproduction. Coupled with the improvement of traffic conditions. Giant pandas in captivity can also provide a large number of bamboos that they like to eat in high mountains or subalpine mountains.
Living habits of pandas
Pandas live in dense bamboo forests at an altitude of 2,600-3,500 meters. The air here is thin and foggy all the year round, and the temperature is below 20℃. There are a lot of bamboos here, and the distribution of topography and water sources is conducive to the species to nest, hide and feed its young. Giant pandas are good at climbing trees and love to play. Climbing a tree is generally a way for the weak to avoid the strong when approaching the marriage proposal period, or avoiding danger, or meeting each other.
Giant pandas spend half their eating time every day, and most of the rest time in sleep. In the wild, giant pandas sleep for 2-4 hours between meals. 99% of the panda's food is bamboo, and there are more than 60 species of bamboo plants in the genus 12. The life span of giant pandas in the wild is 18-20 years old, and they can be over 30 years old in captivity.
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