• chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I think giant panda’s a bit special because they were originally carnivorous (or at least evolved from carnivorous bears) and they retain a carnivorous digestive system. The main theory iirc is they started eating bamboo due to food pressure, and I guess really liked it and won’t eat what their body is built for.

    If someone just saw their bones, they’d be classified as carnivores.

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      they started eating bamboo due to food pressure, and I guess really liked it and won’t eat what their body is built for.

      AND they won’t fuck! If ever there was a species (other than humans) actively trying to make itself go extinct…