Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research.

Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have ...

Giant pandas don't eat meat because chemicals in the bamboo they chomp on changing their tastes, suggests new research. Despite having digestive systems typical of carnivores, the diet of the ...

Giant panda bears evolved away from other bear species about 20 ... in Veterinary Science points out that pandas have evolved in specific ways to make eating bamboo easier, including a pseudo thumb ...

Scientists discovered that bamboo's miRNA enters giant pandas' blood, influencing their feeding habits and taste perception.

“Our study proved that bamboo used as food for giant pandas does affect the change of giant pandas’ feeding habits.” When ...

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals’ actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based ...