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The giant panda's distinctive black and white markings serve two functions: camouflage and communication. The face, neck, belly, and rump of most pandas are white, so they can hide in snow-covered habitats. The arms and legs are black and help it hide in the shade. They have an elongated wrist bone that they use as a thumb to help them grasp food. Pandas need at least 2 different types of bamboo in their assortment to avoid starvation. Although pandas are 99% vegetarian, their digestive system is typical of a carnivore. For 1% of their diet without bamboo. Sometimes to mark their scent, pandas climb a tree with their hind legs back until they are completely upside down so they can leave their scent higher up. Pandas defecate an average of 40 times a day. The current image is normal and the future animal is old and has red eyes.