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: a large black-and-white mammal (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of chiefly central China that feeds primarily on bamboo shoots and is now usually classified with the bears (family Ursidae)
called also giant panda
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While enjoying all the treats, don’t forget about the pandas.
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Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Many analysts argued that the model change was because of the endangered status of the species, allowing panda diplomacy to include cooperation on conservation and research efforts.
—Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The Zoo Atlanta pandas are the only pandas that can be seen in the United States and their loan from China ends this year.
—Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
And plenty of humans would appreciate a better understanding of how to convince trash pandas a puzzle isn’t worth investigating any more.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Many analysts argued that the model change was because of the endangered status of the species, allowing panda diplomacy to include cooperation on conservation and research efforts.
—Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The Zoo Atlanta pandas are the only pandas that can be seen in the United States and their loan from China ends this year.
—Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
And plenty of humans would appreciate a better understanding of how to convince trash pandas a puzzle isn’t worth investigating any more.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Panda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panda. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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