It is a panda.
It is a bear.
It is black and white.
It has black ears.
It has black legs.
A new cub can not see.
It eats bamboo, not much else.
Words to know
- bamboo: tall grass stalk
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Sources
- https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda
- https://www.fws.gov/species/giant-panda-ailuropoda-melanoleuca
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/giant-panda
- https://zooatlanta.org/animal/giant-panda/
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- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca/
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