How Pandas Eat
Pandas are almost exclusively herbivorous. Bamboo shoots and leaves make up over 99% of their diet. They possess a special “false thumb”—an enlarged wrist bone—that helps them grip bamboo stalks, while their teeth are adapted for crushing tough bamboo fibers. A panda can spend up to 12 hours a day eating and may consume as much as 30 pounds of bamboo daily.
How Pandas Hunt
Pandas do not hunt. Because they are herbivores, they rely entirely on bamboo shoots and leaves for sustenance.