How long do you think it would take you to eat 25 pounds of food? For a panda, it takes just 1 day. These iconic bears spend up to 16 hours every day eating bamboo. Since pandas weigh 250 pounds, that means they’re eating more than 10% of their own weight in bamboo! Bamboo is really tough and pandas don’t get much nutrition from it, which is why they eat so much – and take a lot of naps.
Wee ones: Pandas have 4 legs. Do you have more legs than a panda?
Little kids: How many eyes are there in a group of 3 pandas? Bonus: Pandas hang out in groups of 7 to 15 pandas. How many more bears are in the biggest group than the smallest?
Big kids: If 1 panda weighs 250 pounds, how many more 250-pound bears would it take to reach a weight of 1,000 pounds? Bonus: If you ate 10% of your own weight in food, how many pounds of food would that be?
Answers:
Wee ones: No, a panda has more legs!
Little kids: 6 eyes, because 2 + 2 + 2 = 6. Bonus: 8 more bears.
Big kids: 3 more bears, because 250 + 250 + 250 + 250 = 1,000. Bonus: Different for everyone… divide your weight by 10, and round to the nearest whole pound!
