Information of the giant panda for kids
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Giant panda facts for kids
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, sometimes panda bear or simply panda) is a bear species endemic to China. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda. The giant panda has often served as China's national symbol.
Name
The word panda was borrowed into English from French.
No conclusive explanation of the origin of the French word panda has been found. The closest candidate is the Nepali word ponya, possibly referring to the wrist bone of the red panda, which is native to Nepal.
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The Western world originally applied this name to the red panda.
Description
The skeleton (left) and taxidermy model (right) of "Tong Tong", once bred in Ueno Zoo at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Adults measure around to metres (3 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 3 inches) long, including a tail of about 10–15 cm (4–6 in), and 60 to 90 cm (24 to 35 in) tall at the shoulder.
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