The purpose of this study was to determine androgen and glucocorticoid (GC) hormonal patterns in male giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) by monitoring gonadal and adrenal metabolites in feces.

To study the typical vaginal bacterial flora of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), we took vaginal swabs for the sake of bacterial isolation, from 24 healthy female giant pandas. A total of 203 ...

The giant panda is a member of the bear family, but one with very unique characteristics. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a member of the bear family, but with some very unique ...

Warming planet is predicted to wipe out more than 1/3 of the panda's bamboo habitat in next 80 years. Honolulu, United States: Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, ...

A cuddly creature famous for its tumbles is now associated with a rolling of a different kind — this time, in horse manure. "Pandas not only frequently sniffed and wallowed in fresh horse manure, but ...

Janssen, D. L., Zhang, A., Zhang, H., Wang, M., Wildt, David E., Ellis, S., Lam, M., He, G., Zhong, Y., Zhang, J., Howard, JoGayle, Edwards, M., Miller, R. E., Li, G ...

Circadian and circannual cycles of behavior regulate many aspects of welfare including metabolism, breeding, and behavioral interactions. In this study, we aim to demonstrate how systematically ...

All giant pandas may come from China, but fossils reveal that the oldest known ancestor of the lineage dwelled in Spain, researchers say. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is known worldwide ...

Giant pandas have an insatiable hankering for bamboo, but scientists have long wondered how the bears survive on such a fibrous and low-nutrient plant. Now, a new study finds that giant pandas have ...

Giant pandas that become pregnant through artificial insemination are more likely to reject their newborn cubs than those that conceive by mating naturally. This finding could help conservationists ...