Factors influencing bamboo intake of captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

M Wei, Y Zhu, W Liu, D Li, R Wei, L Deng, K Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bamboo is the main food source of the giant panda. To increase bamboo intake in captive
giant pandas, we studied factors affecting the bamboo intake. Fourteen healthy captive giant …

The effect of elevation on structure and nutrition of staple food bamboo and seasonal distribution of giant pandas

LI Yajun, LIU Xuehua, M Songer, WU Pengfeng… - Acta Theriologica …, 2016 - mammal.cn
Giant pandas depend on bamboos for food, making these plants vital for their sustenance
and survival. This study was carried out in Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi Province, China …

Correlation between diet and biomass of staple-food bamboos utilized by giant pandas during summer in Liziping Nature Reserve, China

Z Hong, Y Shibin, Y Zhisong, Z Lisong, Y Yi… - Acta Theriologica …, 2014 - mammal.cn
Although belonging to the order Carnivora, the giant panda has specialized on a bamboo
diet. Bashania spanostachya Yi and Yushania lineolata Yi are the major food sources for …

A Diet Diverse in Bamboo Parts is Important for Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Metabolism and Health

H Wang, H Zhong, R Hou, J Ayala, G Liu, S Yuan… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to determine the metabolic response in giant pandas (Ailuropoda
melanoleuca) to the consumption of certain parts of bamboo above ground growth. Giant …

Seasonal shifts in giant panda feeding behavior: relationships to bamboo plant part consumption

RL Hansen, MM Carr, CJ Apanavicius, P Jiang… - Zoo …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is classified as a carnivore, yet subsists on a diet
comprised almost exclusively of bamboo. Wild and captive giant pandas use highly selective …

PRELIM INARY STUDY ON FOOD SELECTION AND FEEDING STRATEGY OF RED PANDAS

WEI Fuwen, W Wei, Z Ang, HU Jinchu… - Acta Theriologica Sinica, 2006 - mammal.cn
Red panda's feeding strategy and bamboo biomass were studied in the Mabian Dafengding
Natural Reserve in order to understand better how this herbivorous carnivore to adapt the …

Composition and nutrient analysis of captive giant panda diet

Y Shibin, QU Yuanyuan, Z Zejun, Z Jingang… - Acta Theriologica …, 2015 - mammal.cn
In order to provide a reasonable feeding proposal for captive giant pandas in Chengdu
Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, we collected feeding data of 10 adult giant pandas …

四川栗子坪自然保护区夏季大熊猫食性与主食竹生物量的关系

周宏, 袁施彬, 杨志松, 郑立松, 杨毅, 古晓东, 杨旭煜… - 兽类学报, 2014 - mammal.cn
Although belonging to the order Carnivora, the giant panda has specialized on a bamboo
diet. Bashania spanostachya Yi and Yushania lineolata Yi are the major food sources for …

Diet and foraging-site selection by giant pandas in a National Nature Reserve in China

W Wei, J Zeng, H Han, H Zhou, Y Nie, S Yuan, Z Zhang - Animal biology, 2017 - brill.com
For any endangered species, our understanding of the spatial variability in its diet across its
distribution range, can be important for its conservation. This study focuses on the feeding …

Food habits and space-use of red pandas Ailurus fulgens in the Fengtongzhai Nature Reserve, China: food effects and behavioural responses

Z Zhang, J Hu, J Yang, M Li, F Wei - Acta theriologica, 2009 - Springer
The red panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 is endemic to the Himalayan-Hengduan
Mountains. Many of its ecological traits are still poorly understood although important from a …