Juicy bamboo shoots, tender bamboo leaves, and strong bamboo stems, all can be chosen by giant pandas in different seasons. It is well known that bamboo is the main food of giant pandas. Every season their remarkable senses enable them to find the best bamboo parts to meet their nutritional requirements. Giant pandas have their own way to enjoy it. They are the true Bamboo-Eating Master.

Bamboo Leaves-Eating Master

Giant pandas have an efficient way to eat leaves: pick the bamboo leaves by mouth and put them in one side of their mouth for a certain amount, then grab them to eat together.

Pick the Bamboo Leaves by Mouth 

Put them in One Side of their Mouth 

Grab to Enjoy

Bamboo Stems-Eating Master

When giant pandas eat bamboo stems, they often peel the coat of bamboo stems with their front paws and eat the inner part. If the stem is a thick one, the panda will often break it open by mouth.

Break Open by Mouth and Peel the Coat

Break Open by Hands　

Bamboo Shoots-Eating Master

With higher protein, a more tender taste, bamboo shoots are giant pandas’ favorite food. Similar with eating bamboo stems, giant pandas pluck the coat of bamboo shoots by mouth and their front paws and eat the inner part. 

Eating Bamboo Shoots

Using these efficient ways to eat bamboo, giant pandas can eat more bamboo in a shorter time which enable them to save energy and do the other activities.