by Meg | Dec 30, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife |
Grace left Bi Feng Xia right before Thanksgiving here in the states. Her departure marked the official end of data collection on our panda project. There’s a little bit of sadness in seeing this project wrap up as I’ve had so much fun with it! (I promise...
by Meg | Nov 14, 2013 | Internship, Panda, wildlife
Fact #4: Black and white…not exactly the most camouflaged, or is it? A question that is yet to be answered; why is the panda black and white? What advantage does this bring to them? If they have evolved other vital adaptations for survival why is their fur still...
by Meg | Nov 6, 2013 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda |
You’ll remember that Fun Fact #1 was about the panda bears bamboo diet. Here’s fun fact #2! Fun Fact #2: Giant Pandas have an extended wrist bone that acts like an opposable thumb [1] The pseudo thumb of the giant panda has to be one of evolutions...
by Meg | Nov 3, 2013 | Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, wildlife
The time that I’ve spent studying the giant panda at Bi Feng Xia Panda Base I feel like I have a gained a valuable and personal insight into these animals. They are a carnivorous bear yet eat bamboo, they have strong powerful claws yet seem so docile and almost lazy,...
by Meg | Sep 7, 2013 | Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, wildlife
It has been a little over two weeks since stepping foot onto Chinese soil and so far it has been one amazing experience. The intern that has been at the Panda Base for over two months now, Amelie, greeted me in Chengdu and we made our way to Ya’an, home for the next...
