Wei and colleagues found that pandas' digestive tracts do in fact contain bacteria similar to those in the intestines of herbivores. Thirteen of the bacteria species that the team identified are from a family known to break down cellulose, but seven of those species are unique to pandas.
The Duck Landscape. Located on the Northern Outer Banks just past Southern Shores and a few miles north of the busy Outer Banks 158 bypass, Duck is a 7 mile stretch of beaches in the middle of NC Highway 12. Visitors love Duck because of its lovely, natural setting.
Duck-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 11/23/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the Duck town center injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.