Giant Panda
The giant panda (or Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a species of bear native to the mountains of Central China.
They have black and white fur in a distinctive pattern, with black legs, ears and circles around their eyes. Pandas feed almost exclusively on bamboo and, as a result, are extremely dependent on rich bamboo forests to survive. This is a low energy food, so pandas must eat a lot of it to live and spend most of their waking hours foraging and eating. Their low energy intake also means they produce very tiny and vulnerable cubs.
Giant pandas commonly reach a body length of 1.2m to 1.8m and may stand from 0.6m to 0.9m tall at the shoulder. Males can grow 10% to 20% larger than females, and are also heavier on average, with a weight of 85kg to 125kg compared to a female’s 70kg to 100kg.
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Habitat needs
Space is a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 10% | 50% |
| Sand | 0% | 40% |
| Soil | 20% | 60% |
| Rock | 10% | 50% |
| Snow | 0% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 1
Asian panda group
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 4 or higher, not climbable 5
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 2 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 6
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Bobbin Drum Toy · score 50 · $100
- Bobbin Toy · score 50 · $100
- Wind Chimes Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Herb Scent Marker Toy · score 50 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 150 + 50 per additional adult; feeders 15 + 5 per additional adult.
Plants it needs
Bamboo: 8 + 2 per additional adult
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Bamboo + Nutritionally Complete Biscuits
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 30
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $1,089 / $1,548 / $1,548
- Feeders
- Arboreal Feeding Platform 3m, Arboreal Feeding Platform 4m, Tree Scatter Feeder, Fixed Roller Feeder - Small, Melon Feeder, Foraging Wall
- Lifespan
- 15–30 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 6 yr / 8 yr / 11 yr / 20 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.35 yr / 1.65 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- -0.1
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Dominance
- None
- Wild population
- 500 - 1,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Pandas are solitary creatures but will interact if they come across each other. However, females are more territorial than males and may chase away rivals who invade their territory. They need plenty of space and the ability to isolate themselves if they want to.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Biome
- Temperate
- Continent
- Asia
- Cohabitation groups
- Asian panda group
- Content
- Base game