How do pandas get so big? It probably has to do with the fact they spend 10 to 16 hours of a day eating. Bamboo is a large part of a pandas diet. Because bamboo is low in nutrients they eat up to 80 pounds of it a day. For pandas in the wild ninety-nine percent of what they eat is bamboo. Pandas grasp bamboo stalks with their five fingers and a special wrist bone, then use their teeth to peel off the tough outer layers to reveal the soft inner tissue. Strong jaw bones and cheek muscles help pandas crush and chew the thick stalks with their flattened back teeth. Because they eat mostly plants they are considered to be a herbivore. They are capable of eating meat however. They sometimes indulge in rodents or musk deer fawns. The pandas that are found in zoos seem to enjoy sugar cane, carrots, apples and other foods eaten by humans.
When a panda bear is not eating, it is either sleeping or playing. They have it pretty nice. Any person would love to have a life like that. Panda bears tend to live alone when they are in the wild. They do sometimes get together, usually for breeding purposes. When they are together they communicate through special noises or calls and sent marks.