About Giant Panda

• The panda, with its distinctive black and white coat, is adored by the world and considered a national treasure in China. 
• Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China.
• The Pandas subsist almost entirely on bamboo. They must eat around 26 to 84 pounds of it every day, depending on what part of the bamboo they are eating. 
• According to IUCN they are given VULNERABLE status.

Why in the news?

• The oldest Giant Panda named Xinxing, which lived for 38 years and 4 months (equal to a person living for 110 years) died in China’s Chongqing Zoo.

References:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/worlds-oldest-panda-in-captivity-dies-in-china/article33392569.ece
2. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda