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Question: Asked by Jonathan from usa | Nov. 06, 2015 11:04

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Are pandas omnivores?

It says that pandas eat bamboo and some small dead or alive animals. So does that mean they are omnivores or are they herbivores.

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Answers (7): Answered by Hillary | Nov. 08, 2015 21:29

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I think pandas are herbivores as they have evolved till now.

9 10 Reply; Answered by Jonathan | Nov. 10, 2015 10:52

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But under food it says "occasionally dead or small animals". So I think they are omnivores because the definition of that is an animal that consumes both meat and plants.

17 2 Reply; Answered by Tash | Nov. 19, 2015 07:29

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Pandas are originally carnivores. That's why they can eat small animals and such. But in order to maintain their species, they had to evolve to be able to eat bamboo. That's why now, their diet is almost exclusively bamboo.

15 2 Reply; Answered by dinel | Dec. 17, 2015 00:28

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pandas are omnivores as animals who eat meat and plants are omnivores.

example of omnivore:humans

8 3 Reply; Answered by Alex | Jan. 26, 2016 21:11

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They eat bamboo, some other grasses, and wild tubers. But they also will eat carrion (dead animal). In captivity they may eat honey, eggs, fish, yams, and shrub leaves. So yes they are omnivores

5 2 Reply; Answered by Annabelle | Feb. 08, 2017 21:34

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you need more information in your text

1 2 Reply; Answered by john | Nov. 01, 2017 20:30

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Omnivores? Most definitely. 99% of pandas diet is bamboo, but that is not all. The fact that they are omnivores is because of them feeding on little animals and carcass. Helping that they have a carnivore digestive track.

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Are pandas omnivores?