导语：熊猫不仅是中国最稀有的珍贵动物，而且已成为世界上最珍贵最稀有的动物，世界各大动物园内每种有绝灭危险的珍稀动物笼前要悬挂熊猫为图案的徽志。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的相关英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

　　The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) ("black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, ears and on its rotund body. Though technically a carnivore, the panda has a diet which is 98% bamboo. However, they may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, and yams.

　　The Giant Panda is an endangered animal; an estimated 3,000 pandas live in the wild and over 180 were reported to live in captivity by August 2006 in mainland China (another source by the end of 2006 put the figure for China at 221[4])， with twenty pandas living outside of China.[citation needed] However, reports show that the numbers of wild panda are on the rise.

　　The giant panda has long been a favorite of the public, at least partly on account of the fact that the species has an appealing baby-like cuteness that makes it seem to resemble a living teddy bear. The fact that it is usually depicted reclining peacefully eating bamboo, as opposed to hunting, also adds to its image of innocence. Though the giant panda is often assumed docile because of their cuteness, they have been known to attack humans, usually assumed to be out of irritation rather than predatory behavior.

　　The Giant Panda has a very distinctive black-and-white coat. Adults measure around 1.5 m long and around 75 cm tall at the shoulder. Males can weigh up to 115 kg (253 pounds)。 Females are generally smaller than males, and can occasionally weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds)。 Giant Pandas live in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Tibet. While the Chinese dragon has been historically a national emblem for China, since the latter half of the 20th century the Giant Panda has also become an informal national emblem for China. Its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese commemorative silver, gold, and platinum coins.

　　The Giant Panda has an unusual paw, with a "thumb" and five fingers; the "thumb" is actually a modified sesamoid bone, which helps the panda to hold the bamboo while eating. Stephen Jay Gould wrote an essay about this, then used the title The Panda's Thumb for a book of essays concerned with evolution and intelligent design. The Giant Panda has a short tail, approximately 15 cm long. Giant Pandas can usually live to be 20-30 years old while living in captivity.

　　Until recently, scientists thought giant pandas spent most of their lives alone, with males and females meeting only during the breeding season. Recent studies paint a different picture, in which small groups of pandas share a large territory and sometimes meet outside the breeding season.[citation needed]

　　Like most subtropical mammals, but unlike most bears, the giant panda does not hibernate.

　　Diet

　　Pandas eating bamboo at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivore, the panda has a diet that is primarily herbivorous, which consists almost exclusively of bamboo. This is an evolutionarily recent adaptation. Pandas lack the proper enzymes to digest bamboo efficiently, and thus derive little energy and little protein from it.

　　While primarily herbivorous, the panda still retains decidedly ursine teeth, and will eat meat, fish, and eggs when available. In captivity, zoos typically maintain the pandas' bamboo diet, though some will provide specially formulated biscuits or other dietary supplements.

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　　大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(“黑白猫脚”)是哺乳动物被分类在熊的家族，熊科，原产于中国西部和西南部的中央。这是很容易认识到它的大，独特的黑色斑块周围的眼睛，耳朵和圆身体上的。虽然技术上的一种食肉动物，熊猫的食物98%是竹子。然而，他们可以吃其他食物，如蜂蜜、鸡蛋、鱼和山药。

　　大熊猫是一种濒危的动物;大约有3000只野生大熊猫和180报道住在囚禁在2006八月在中国大陆，二十只大熊猫生活在中国，[引文需要]然而，报告显示，野生大熊猫的数量正在上升。

　　大熊猫一直是最喜欢的公众，至少在部分上事实上的物种一个吸引人的婴儿般的可爱，使它看起来像一个活的泰迪熊的帐户。事实上，它通常描绘安静地吃竹子，而不是狩猎，也增加了其无辜的形象。虽然大熊猫是因为他们经常认为温顺可爱，人们一直认为他们会攻击人类，通常认为是刺激而不是掠夺行为。

　　大熊猫有一个非常独特的黑白外套。成人测量约1.5米长，约75厘米高的肩膀。雄性的体重可达115公斤(约253磅)，雌性通常比雄性小，有时体重可达100公斤(约220磅)，大熊猫生活在山区，如四川、甘肃、和西藏。而中国龙历来为中国国徽，下半年的第二十世纪以来，大熊猫也已成为中国的一个非正式的国徽。它的形象出现在大量的现代中国纪念银，金，白金硬币。

　　大熊猫有一种不寻常的爪子，用拇指和五指;“拇指”实际上是一个修改sesamoid骨，这有助于保持竹子熊猫吃。斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德写了一篇关于这个的文章，然后用熊猫拇指的书名作为一本有关进化论和智能设计的论文。大熊猫有一条短尾巴，长约15厘米。大熊猫通常可以活到20-30岁，而生活在圈养。

　　直到最近，科学家们还认为大熊猫独自度过了大部分的生命，只有在繁殖季节，雄性和雌性才会相遇。最近的研究描绘了一幅不同的画面，其中一小群熊猫共享一大片领土，有时在繁殖季节外相遇。

　　和大多数亚热带哺乳动物一样，但与大多数熊不同，大熊猫不冬眠。

　　饮食

　　在华盛顿国家动物园的大熊猫吃竹子，d.c.despite分类学分类为一种食肉动物，熊猫有饮食主要是草食性的，其中包括几乎全部的竹子。这是进化上最近的适应。熊猫缺乏适当的酶来有效地消化竹子，因此从中获得的能量和蛋白质很少。

　　而主要食草，大熊猫仍然保留果断的牙齿，要吃的肉，鱼，蛋当可用。在圈养，动物园通常维持大熊猫的竹子的饮食，虽然有些将提供专门配方饼干或其他膳食补充剂。