The '''Giant Panda''', or Panda Bear, is a mammal classified in the [[bear]] family and is native to central-western and southwestern [[China]]. The giant panda has a diet which is 98% [[bamboo]], with other foods including [[fish]], [[honey]] and [[yams]].{{fact}} The Giant Panda is an [[endangered]] animal, with an estimated 3,000 pandas alive in the wild.
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The '''Giant Panda''', or Panda Bear, is a mammal classified in the [[bear]] family <ref>Is the giant panda more like a bear or a raccoon? They certainly look bearish, but they have a few unusual features which led people to believe they were not a bear. After almost a century of debate, scientists were finally able to test the genes from pandas and determine that they are actually a species of bear. [] </ref>
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and is native to central-western and southwestern [[China]]. The giant panda has a diet which is 98% [[bamboo]], with other foods including [[fish]], [[honey]] and [[yams]].{{fact}} The Giant Panda is an [[endangered]] animal, with an estimated 3,000 pandas alive in the wild.