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big bear cat), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China. It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Bifengxia Panda Base, Ya'an, Sichuan, is home to US-born giant pandas Mei Sheng (M), Hua Mei (F), Tai Shan (M), Su Lin (F), and Zhen Zhen (F). 2  It is also home to the Austrian-born Fu Long. 3  Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan â Twelve cubs were born here in 2006.
But the pandaâs natural habitat continues to decline. The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, or literally âblack-and-white cat-footed animalâ) is a mammal classified in the bear family (Ursidae) and native to central-western and southwestern China.abitat destruction is the greatest threat to the survival of the species. In the eleven years from 1973 to 1984, suitable panda habitat shrunk by 50 percent in the isolated areas where pandas live. The Wanglang Reserve also lists interruption of migration routes as a major threat to the giant panda.