Ailuropoda

We quantify the tooth root lengths and surface areas of the female G. blacki mandible No. 1 from the Liucheng Cave and compare it to a sample of extant great apes and humans, as well as the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and the American black bear (Ursus americanus).

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Here's two giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, playing in the snow that recently fell on their home.

Pandamonium! [videos] | @GrrlScientist 2011

The site is the type locality and chief habitat of the distinctive WWF emblem, the giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca (CR) which is classed as a Class I protected animal and a 'National Treasure' by the Chinese government.

The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China 2009

This area also includes the eastern limit for the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also present in the Qionglai-Min Shan ecoregion to the west.

Qin Ling Mountains deciduous forests 2008

Thickets of medium to small-statured bamboo also grow here and provide a critical food resource for both giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and red pandas (Ailurus fulgens).

Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests 2008

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, EN), which is almost entirely restricted to the shrinking forests of this hotspot, is the world's best-known flagship species for conservation.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China 2008

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, EN) is the most important conservation symbol in China.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China 2008

This ecoregion supports potential habitat for a variety of forest mammals such as giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), takins (Budorcas taxicolor), and musk deer (Moschus moschiferus).

Qilian Mountains conifer forests 2007

If the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) are not closely related, their sharing of this adaptation implies a remarkable convergence.

The Panda's Thumb has Evolved ... Twice! - The Panda's Thumb 2006

If the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) are not closely related, their sharing of this adaptation implies a remarkable convergence.

The Panda's Thumb has Evolved ... Twice! - The Panda's Thumb 2006