The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, "black-and-white cat-foot"; Chinese: ???, Hanyu Pinyin: Dàxióngm?o, literally "big bear cat") is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern China.[LINK: http://panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/endangered_species/giant_panda/index.cfm] Global Species Programme ? Giant panda The panda was previously thought to be a member of the Procyonidae. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though belonging to the order Carnivora, the panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo. Pandas may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, orange and bananas. The Giant Panda is an endangered species. According to the latest report