For instance, the original thumb became just another finger for the bear lineage, but the Giant Panda developed a pseudo thumb because it helped with eating bamboo. And extra digits made moles ...

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Giant pandas have a special bone that extends from their wrists called a "pseudo-thumb," according to the San Diego Zoo. They use their pseudo-thumb to hold and manipulate the bamboo.

Giant panda's bamboo diet still looks surprisingly carnivorous Date: May 2, 2019 ... and pseudo-thumb needed to process bamboo. But their gut and digestive system changed little, ...

Pandas are adored, but equally mocked as poorly adapted, evolutionary dead-ends. But while it might seem like they just loll around and eat bamboo all day, as Li put it, "the 'laziness' of pandas is ...

They were first scientifically described in 1825, about 50 years before the description of the giant panda. ... They have a pseudo thumb that is actually a modified wrist bone.

Giant panda breeding in captivity can be difficult. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian were never able to breed naturally. Their cubs were all the result of artificial insemination, the zoo has said.

Giant panda bears evolved away from other bear species about 20 million years ago. Though they have similar characteristics, like body shape and digestive system, they greatly differ in preferred ...