 Welcome to Studio B Nature Show. I'm here today with Giant Panda Expert, Pandy the Panda. Pandy, tell me about Giant Pandas. Well, Giant Pandas are bears that are native to China, where they are considered a national treasure. Despite their exalted status, Giant Panda populations are vulnerable. Fewer than 1,900 live in the wild. About 300 live in zoos around the world. I've always heard that pandas are not actually bears. Is this true? For many years, scientists wondered whether pandas were a type of bear, raccoon, or something all their own. But plenty of genetic studies have made it clear that pandas are a type of bear. Tell me, what kind of pandas hobbies do Giant Pandas have? Well, Giant Pandas love to eat. They eat bamboo for 12 hours a day, which adds up to 26 pounds of bamboo each day. Sometimes there isn't enough bamboo around to sustain large bears. So Giant Pandas will occasionally supplement their bamboo diet with rodents, fish, insects, or birds. Mmm. Wow, wow, wow. That's a lot of bamboo. Tell me about pandas' social lives. Do they like to hang out with each other? For the most part, Giant Pandas are loners. They dislike being around other pandas so much that they have a heightened sense of smell that lets them know when another panda is nearby and then they can avoid it. If they do come in contact with one another, they'll growl, swat, and bite each other until one gives up and leaves. You seem pretty friendly. I'm only here to educate. Well, that's all we have time for today. Thanks for watching and tune in for the next time we have Studio B Nature Show.