Panda eating bamboo shoots
Wildlife Crystal Sculpture Hand Painted
The giant panda gets over 99% of its food from the bamboo plant.
The giant panda’s distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. Most of the panda – its face, neck, belly, rump – is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade.
The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan, and also in neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu. As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived, and it is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species Panda Chinese, Panda Face and Panda eyes.
A 2007 report showed 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. By December 2014, 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside China, living in 18 zoos in 13 countries. Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000.
Some reports also show that the number of giant pandas in the wild is on the rise. By March 2015, the wild giant panda population had increased to 1,864 individuals. In 2016, it was reclassified on the IUCN Red List from “endangered” to “vulnerable”, affirming decade-long efforts to save the panda.
Art No 33937
The Panda Eating Bamboo Shoots is a Cast crystal sculpture with engraved, painted and sandblasted motif.
This sculpture of The Giant Panda Bear Eating is handmade in Sweden and signed on the bottom.
Design Mats Jonasson
Colour: Black & White, green
WxH=125×120 mms / 5×4.5”
Alternative: Grizzly Bear Walking
