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Panda paradox: Which came first, a taste for bamboo or a distaste for meat?

Monica Kanojia Feb 4, 2011 One Comment

Giant Panda

This post contributed by Monica Kanojia, Administrative Assistant/Governance for ESA While a vegetarian lifestyle is a choice made by omnivorous humans, the panda population may have been forced to convert  to a vegetarian diet between 2 and 7 million years ago to ensure survival. The preference for bamboo is unusual for pandasbecause they are classified [...]

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