Rusty, the Red Panda Returns to National Zoo Life in the trees, not bamboo, shaped the panda’s “thumb” Life in the trees, not bamboo, shaped the panda’s “thumb” ...

So, which one is the real panda? Red pandas feed mainly on bamboo using their opposable thumb. While their thumb-like appendages can be used in the same way as that of giant pandas, it is believed ...

An endangered red panda has become the newest addition to ... They have sharp teeth and what is known as a “false thumb” which is an enlargement of one of the bones in their wrist, that ...