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The '''giant panda''', or '''panda bear''', is a large black and white mammal native to central-western and southwestern [[China]], today classified as a member of the [[bear]] family (''Ursidae'')<ref>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/classification/classification.htm Giant Panda classification]</ref>, though its unusual unbearlike features and habits for a long period consigned it to its own family (the ''Ailuridae'').

The '''giant panda''', or '''panda bear''', is a large black and white mammal native to central-western and southwestern [[China]], today classified as a member of the [[bear]] family (''Ursidae''),<ref>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandasForKids/classification/classification.htm Giant Panda classification]</ref> though its unusual unbearlike features and habits for a long period consigned it to its own family (the ''Ailuridae'').

The giant panda has a diet which is 98% [[bamboo]], with other foods including [[fish]], [[honey]] and [[yam]]s. The giant panda is an [[endangered]] animal, with an estimated 3,000 pandas alive in the wild, though intensive conservation efforts have been made by the Chinese.

The giant panda has a diet which is 98% [[bamboo]], with other foods including [[fish]], [[honey]] and [[yam]]s. The giant panda is an [[endangered]] animal, with an estimated 3,000 pandas alive in the wild, though intensive conservation efforts have been made by the Chinese.

Pandas are quite popular in culture, despite their low population. Below are some examples:

Pandas are quite popular in culture, despite their low population. Below are some examples:

In the movie Kung Fu Panda and its sequel, Po, the protagonist, is a panda. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/</ref>

In the movie Kung Fu Panda and its sequel, Po, the protagonist, is a panda.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/</ref>

In World of Warcraft, the next coming expansion Mists of Pandaria, the new race, the Pandaren, are modeled after Pandas. <ref>http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mists-of-pandaria/</ref>

In World of Warcraft, the next coming expansion Mists of Pandaria, the new race, the Pandaren, are modeled after Pandas.<ref>http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mists-of-pandaria/</ref>

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