WE ARE GIANT PANDA SCIENTISTS
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Become a giant panda “mini scientist” by exploring the answers to these questions.
Find a panda partner to help you. Your teacher will tell you about some websites that will help you.
All primaries
Draw a picture of a giant panda.
What is the name of the female giant panda at Edinburgh Zoo?
Answer
What does her name mean in English?
Answer
What is the name of the male giant panda at Edinburgh Zoo?
Answer
What does his name mean in English?
Answer
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Primary 3-7 onwards
How many giant pandas do you think there are in the world
(in zoos and in the wild)?
2,500 – 3,000
1,500 – 2,000
200 - 400
How much does the average adult male giant panda weigh?
Is the giant panda able to digest all of the food it eats?
50kg
Yes
100 kg
No
125kg
Can you find out why?
200kg
What do giant pandas mainly eat?
Answer
How long do giant pandas usually live for?
20 years or more
12-15 years
How much of this do they eat every day?
(If you need help look at the weight of different foods in the supermarket
and remember – a full school milk carton weighs 200g and a bag of sugar weighs 1kg).
30kg
1kg
450kg
8-10 years
5-6 years
Answer
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How many times a day do giant pandas go to the toilet?
250-300 times
How small is a baby giant panda when it is born?
Answer
Giant pandas are endangered – what does this mean?
Answer
50-100 times
20-30 times
4-5 times
How long do baby giant pandas stay with
their mothers after they are born?
Where do the giant pandas come from?
5 years
Answer
2½ years
1 year
6 months
Is the climate and weather where giant pandas live similar to
or very different from the climate and weather in Scotland?
Answer
2 days
Why are giant pandas endangered?
Answer