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This is a comprehensive post about the different animals that eat Bamboo. We searched about animals across different continents and habitats, and we have a very comprehensive list. We have also provided answers to many of the questions people ask about bamboo-eating animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which animals eat Bamboo? <\/span>Pandas (mainly giant pandas and red pandas) are the most popular bamboo eaters worldwide. 99 percent of what giant pandas eat is bamboo. But aside from pandas, bamboo lemurs and bamboo rats also eat lots of bamboos. Other animals that eat bamboo include golden monkeys, elephants, chimpanzees, bamboo orders, elephants, and mountain gorillas, among others. Humans also eat the cooked shoots of bamboo plants.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Since bamboo is a plant, any herbivore (animals that eat plants only) can eat it. Omnivores (animals that eat both animal and plant foods) can also eat bamboo. However, bamboo contains lots of cyanide and could be poisonous but some animals have evolved to process this cyanide component. What are these animals? Read on to find interesting facts about the different animals that love eating bamboo.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Pandas Love Eating Bamboo<\/span><\/h2>\n

Giant pandas and red pandas are voracious bamboo eaters. Giant pandas eat a <\/b>99% bamboo diet<\/b><\/a>. This means only 1% of what they eat is not bamboo. They can consume as much as 15 kg or more of bamboo daily. Red pandas also eat about 85-95 percent bamboo diet. Pandas love eating bamboo shoots, but they also eat the roots, stems, and leaves of the bamboo plant.<\/b><\/p>\n

Giant Pandas Eat Bamboo<\/span><\/h3>\n

Giant pandas are the most popular bamboo eaters in the world, and that is because they eat lots of them. They live on bamboo plants and hardly leave their \u201chome\u201d. So, bamboo is the only available meal in their immediate environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Giant pandas also eat other foods aside from bamboo, but that\u2019s only about 1% of their diet. Bamboo makes up the remaining 99% of the giant panda\u2019s diet. Their favorite part is the shoot, but they love eating the young leaves too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giant pandas eat 25 known bamboo species<\/span><\/a>, but each giant panda may not eat more than 2-5 species in its lifetime. This diversity is important because each bamboo species has unique reproductive cycles. When a species reaches the point in their reproduction where they die out, giant pandas switch to eating another bamboo species. This prevents giant pandas from starving to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2705 Video – What Do Pandas Eat? All About the Panda Bear Diet!<\/span><\/h4>\n

What do you think of an animal that eats the same food daily for its entire life? That\u2019s the kind of animal that panda bears are. This video explains the panda\u2019s diet, which is made up of 99% bamboo. Watch this video to find out what makes up the remaining 1% of the giant panda\u2019s diet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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