Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. They once lived in lowland areas, but farming, forest clearing, and other development now restrict giant pandas to the mountain.
Giant pandas live in broadleaf and coniferous forest with a dense understory of bamboo, at elevations between 5.000 and 10.000 feet. Torrential rains or dense mist throughout the year characterizes these forest, often shrouded in heavy clouds.
The giant pandas, a black-and-white-bear, has a body typical of bears. It has black fur on ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal's coat is white. Althought scientists do not know why these unusual bears are black and white, some speculate that the bold coloring provides effective camouflage into their shade-dappled snowy and rocky surrounding. The panda's thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forest of its habitat. Giant panda have large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles for crushing tough bamboo. Many people find these chunky, lumbering animals to be cute, but giant pandas can be as dangerous as any other bear.
The giant panda is listed as endangered in the world conservation union's (IUCN'S) Red list of threatened species. There are about 1,600 left in the wild. More than 300 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China.
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