Random Fascinating Facts Most People Don't Know About Pandas (17 items)

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  (#1) Panda Bears Are Born Pink

  Baby pandas are born completely pink, the color of their skin, with just a thin layer of barely-visible white hair. These little pink nuggets can't open their eyes for 6-8 weeks; they're 100 percent dependent and helpless, which ups the adorable factor quite a bit.
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  (#2) Pandas: Pigeon-Toed Beasts of the Bamboo Forest

  Panda bears walk pigeon-toed. This means their feet face inward, toward each other. It makes them look clumsy, like they are always on the verge of tipping over. While this is totally adorable, it's somewhat misleading; pandas are anything but clumsy - they move swiftly and quietly, despite their odd strut. 
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  (#3) Pandas Eat Nonstop

  Panda bears don't get that cute fluffy-chubby look without working hard. They spend 14 to 16 hours a day eating in order to achieve the ideal bod. Given the limited nutritional value of bamboo, pandas have to eat almost constantly in order to stay healthy and fit. Sounds like a tough life. 
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  (#4) "Oops, I fell asleep again."

  Panda bears are the kings and queens of chill. They live a stress-free, relaxing lifestyle, and can sleep literally anywhere. Sometimes they go up in trees to nap, but mostly they pass out where they stand, falling onto their back, belly, or side, or rolling into a cute panda ball.
• (#5) The Yin And Yang Of Cute

  Just like yin and yang, the panda bear is black and white. But did you know yin and yang isn't just about color? The symbol represents opposing forces in nature, and the achievement of harmony through the melding of opposites. The contrast of yin and yang is portrayed perfectly in the black and white of pandas, while the harmony between the two comes out in the panda's peaceful nature.  
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  (#6) Pandas Are Bamboo-Consuming Champions

  The average panda consumes 25 to 30 pounds of bamboo daily. Pandas can peel and eat an entire bamboo shoot in about 40 seconds. Practice makes perfect. 
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  (#7) Pandas Are Shy Just Like Us

  Pandas are big fans of alone time. Aside from mating season or being with their cubs, they like their space. When a panda feels uncomfortable with its proximity to another animal, she will lower her head so as to not be seen properly. Or, she'll cover her face with her paws to block her true appearance, maybe the most adorable thing ever. 
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  (#8) Rolling Down Hills Is Their Favorite Pastime

  Cuteness alert! Pandas love rolling down hills, but it's not always fun and games. Rolling down hill helps pandas get rid of sticks tangled in their fur.
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  (#9) They Can't Hibernate

  Although pandas spend the majority of their lives eating, they aren't able to store enough energy for hibernation. The limited nutritional value of bamboo prevents them from participating in the great bear sleepover. Of course, this gives them more time to appear in Youtube videos. 
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  (#10) Pandas Have More Teeth Than Your Average Bear

  Pandas have an extra moral, just for bamboo chow time. If you're keeping score, that's an extra digit and extra teeth, just for eating bamboo. Additional fun fact - pandas have the largest molars of any carnivore. Yes, pandas are carnivores. Though they eat bamboo all day long, 20 percent of their diet does come from meat.
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  (#11) They Swim and Climb Trees Like Pros

  Pandas are so large they rarely have occasion to worry about predators. But, if a predator were in pursuit, they have numerous escape options, including swimming and climbing trees. Unfortunately, given their professional status, they can't compete in any climb-and-swim events at the Olympics.
• (#12) Night Vision on Fleek

  Believe it or not, panda pupils are actually the same as cats's. Dank night vision comes in handy when it's time for a midnight snack.
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  (#13) Adult Pandas Are Black and...Pink?

  Well, sort of. Pandas are born with pink skin. Some of this skin turns black as they get older - where there is black fur, there's black skin underneath. Where there is white fur, however, there is pink skin underneath. They're basically Neapolitan ice cream. 
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  (#14) Pandas Have an Extra Finger

  Most bears hardly use their paws due to limited dexterity. Pandas, on their other hand, use theirs all the time. In addition to their five fingers, pandas have an extra, opposable digit, like a rudimentary thumb. This extra digit helps peel bamboo, something pandas do quite a bit.
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  (#15) Pandas Love Their Mamas

  A mother panda's massive body is the first line of defense for her cubs. Born tiny and blind, baby pandas are defenseless. Cubs stay with their mother at all times for the first 18 months of life. Once the mother feels her daughter is independent enough to be on her own, she will allow her to find her own territory.
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  (#16) Pandas, Not Great with Sex

  Pandas spend so much time eating it impacts their sex drive. Females rarely go into heat, and studies show that male pandas have a difficult time inseminating partners. To make matters worse, the panda penis doesn't point directly outward, which makes mating very difficult.
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  (#17) Chubby Cheeks, Decorative and Functional

  Panda bears have round faces and chubby cheeks you wanna get in there and pinch. But it isn't just lard lurking beneath all the fluffy; its serious muscle. Pandas spend all day chewing through tough, dense bamboo no problem, and it's rumored they can gnaw through aluminum plates. Because everyone eats off aluminum, right?

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