What kind of food does a panda eat?

A panda's diet primarily consists of bamboo, making it a herbivorous animal. Pandas spend a significant portion of their day, up to 12 hours, consuming large quantities of bamboo. They have a specialized digestive system that allows them to extract nutrients from bamboo, which is typically low in nutritional value. In addition to bamboo, pandas may occasionally eat other plants, fruits, and insects, but bamboo forms the majority of their diet.