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What does daxiongmao mean, and why does a panda need two kinds of bamboo? These China panda trivia questions are about the giant panda, the bear that lives wild only in China.
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Panda trivia questions and answers in five rounds
Names and family tree asks what the Chinese and scientific names mean and when the bear-or-raccoon debate ended. Coat, paws and jaws covers the false thumb and the snow camouflage. Bamboo and daily life runs from shoot season to scent stations. Cubs follows a newborn to its first bamboo. Pandas in China goes from a Han emperor's garden to the national park.
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Questions and answers
Where do giant pandas live in China?
In six mountain regions, mainly in Sichuan and also in neighboring Shaanxi and Gansu, at elevations of up to 3,000 meters. They keep to forests with a healthy growth of bamboo.
Is a giant panda a bear?
Yes. Molecular studies in 1985 indicated that the giant panda is a true bear of the family Ursidae, after decades of debate over the features it shares with raccoons.
Do pandas hibernate?
No. Pandas do not set up permanent dens and do not hibernate. In cold weather they move to elevations with warmer temperatures.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article Giant panda, which every question links. Counts of pandas and the conservation listing change with each survey and are not asked, and neither are zoo fees.