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09ET3 Group3 outlines ? 1. Description 2. Diet 3. Uses 4. Panda diplomacy 5. Conservation 6. Watch a film Description It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. It lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Diet Pandas eat any of twenty-five bamboo species in the wild, such as Fargesia rufa （箭竹）. Only a few bamboo species are widespread at the high altitudes pandas now inhabit. Bamboo leaves contain the highest protein levels; stems have less. Because of the synchronous（周期的） flowering, death, and regeneration（再生） of all bamboo within a species, the Giant Panda must have at least two different species available in its range to avoid starvation. While primarily herbivorous（食草的）, the Giant Panda still retains decidedly ursine teeth, and will eat meat, fish, and eggs when available. In captivity, zoos typically maintain the Giant Pandas bamboo diet, though some will provide specially formulated biscuits or other dietary supplements. While the dragon has historically served as China‘s national emblem（象征 ）, in recent decades the Giant Panda has also served as an emblem for the country. Its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese commemorative（纪念的） silver, gold, and platinum coins. Though the Giant Panda is often assumed to be docile, it has been known to attack humans, presumably（据推测，可能） out of irritation（激怒） rather than predation （捕食）. The giant panda is perhaps the most powerful symbol in the world when it comes to species conservation. Panda diplomacy Loans of Giant Pandas to American and Japanese zoos formed an important part of the diplomacy of the Peoples Republic of China in the 1970s, as it marked some of the first cultural exchanges between the Peoples Republic and the West. This practice has been termed Panda diplomacy. By 1984, however, pandas w