The Mystery of Giant Pandas Why Evolution Turned a Carnivore Into a Lazy Bamboo Eater скачать в хорошем качестве

The Mystery of Giant Pandas Why Evolution Turned a Carnivore Into a Lazy Bamboo Eater

Giant pandas are famous for their cute appearance, but they are also one of the most puzzling products of evolution. As members of the order Carnivora, they have abandoned meat and chosen to live on bamboo, a low-nutrient and slightly toxic plant. They spend half their day eating huge amounts of bamboo to stay alive, move as little as possible to save energy, and even use horse dung to keep warm. Their reproduction is extremely difficult, and their habitats have been greatly affected by human activities. Today, only about one thousand nine hundred giant pandas live in the wild. They are not a failed evolution, but a wonderful example of how creatures can survive by adapting to the world in their own special way.