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Pandas can survive on a bamboo diet because, like the three-toed sloth, they have a low metabolism.(Image credit: Fuwen Wei) Conservation status The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) categorizesgiant pandas as vulnerable. This is an improvement compared ...
The insectivorous sloth bear has only four upper incisors, with the sizes of post-canine teeth being reduced, and a vaulted hard palate to facilitate feeding by suction. The remaining species, which are omnivores, have a dental morphology intermediate between those of carnivorous and herbivorous ...
Resting metabolic rate of the giant panda was somewhat lower than that of other mammals of the same size (Table 2). The metabolic rate of the giant panda was higher than that of the sloth bear but lower than that of the tiger (Panthera tigris), lion (Panthera leo), cow (Bos taurus)...