panda gendutThe giant panda’s solitary nature is underscored by its reliance on its sense of smell (olfaction). Each animal confines its activities to a range of about 4 to 6 square km (1.5 toA panda should have at least two bamboo species where it lives, or it will starve. A scarcity in bamboo threatens the already limited panda population. An adult female panda wehs