Giant pandas have survived at least 8 million years on Earth, known as the "living fossil" and "national treasure", the World Wildlife Fund's ambassador, is the world's flagship species of biodiversity conservation. According to the fourth national giant panda field population survey results, only 1864 wild pandas, of which more than 80% of the distribution in Sichuan, China is a national level to protect animals. By the end of 2015, the world's captive units were captive pandas 425 only. The giant panda was originally eating meat, after the evolution, 99% of the food is bamboo, but the teeth and digestive tract remains intact, still divided into carnivorous, angry when the risk comparable to other bear species. Wild panda life of 18 to 20 years old, captive state can be more than 30 years old.
Giant pandas are endemic to China, and the main habitat is China's Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu mountains.