Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research.

Even though they're in the animal kingdom's order of Carnivora – carnivorous species – Giant pandas spend up to 16 hours a ...

Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Bamboo is the main source of food for giant pandas, who have gastrointestinal tracts of carnivores. Now, researchers set out to better understand why pandas can live off bamboo. They found that tiny ...

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...

Zoo Atlanta has filed plans to renovate its giant panda habitat “in hopeful anticipation” of bringing the endearing bears ...

Despite their carnivorous digestive systems, giant pandas thrive on bamboo, and now scientists may have uncovered a key reason why. Researchers found that microRNAs from bamboo enter pandas’ bodies ...

Zoo Atlanta is making plans for the potential return of some of their most beloved residents. Zoo officials announced on Feb.

The giant panda is a species of bear that is found in the mountains of central and western China. One of the most popular and distinguishable animals in the world, the giant panda is also one of the ...

Zoo Atlanta officials say they've started talks with China to bring back giant pandas to the city. Driving the news: Zoo ...

Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs ...