Of the many peculiarities that enable the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a member of the order Carnivora, to adapt to life as a dedicated bamboo feeder, its extra “thumb” is arguably the most celebrated yet enigmatic. In addition to the normal five digits in the hands of most mamma...
The giant panda feeds almost exclusively on bamboo, a diet highly enriched in lignin and cellulose, but is characterized by a digestive tract similar to carnivores. It is still large unknown if and how the giant panda gut microbiota contributes to lignin
We found that panda gut microbiome composition shifted dramatically after translocation: in the captive panda gut microbiome, Enterobacteriaceae dominated, while in the wild panda gut microbiome, Pseudomonadaceae dominated. More “wild” gut microbes were identified in the wild and semi-wild translocated ...
Type-host: Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae). Type-locality: Fengtongzai Natural Reserve (30°42′12″N, 102°56′14″E), Baoxing, Sichuan Province, China. Type-material: Holotype, adult male (GYY-XY 1301); allotype, adult female (GYY-XY 1308);...
英文名:Giant panda; 学名:Ailuropoda melanoleuca。 ▲大熊猫爬树 大熊猫,一般称作“熊猫”,是世界上最珍贵的动物之一,数量十分稀少,属于国家一级保护动物,体色为黑白相间,被誉为“中国国宝”。大熊猫是中国特有种,属熊科,现存的主要栖息地在中国四川、陕西等周边山区。2004年全世界野生大熊猫数量约为1590只。成年...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U21A20193), the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Grant Nos. CPB2022P14 and CPB2022Y15), the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation (Grant No. CPF2017-20), and the Human-Assisted ...