"Giant Pandas in the Wild: Saving an Endangered Species" is an insider's view of one of the most alluring and least understood animals on the endangered species list. Through photographs never before published in a book readers enter a magical world in the remote mountainous area that is home to China's remaining 1100 wild pandas. Zhi, who began her research in 1985, made the panda's habitat her second home and gained the trust of more than 20 of these animals. Her observations and photographs dispel the popular myths about pandas and draw attention to the dedication required to save the panda from almost certain extinction.

Learn all there is to know about one of the most charismatic mammals around. Giant pandas: they are indigenous to China and are adored the world over. But they are more than a bundle of fluff and squeaks. Giant pandas are energetic climbers and swimmers. In one year, they may eat around 10,000 pounds of bamboo. And people in China have worked together to create protected areas for giant pandas to live peacefully. Discover a detailed introduction to giant pandas - including baby panda development - in this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Gail Gibbons adds another book to her widespread collection of nonfiction for young readers of all levels, and introduces the topic of conservation in the process.

Combines the latest findings from the field and the laboratory with panel and workshop summaries from a recent international conference.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of giant pandas.

Where do Giant Pandas live? What is their favorite food? Look inside All About Asian Giant Pandas to find the answers. You'll also discover beautiful, close-up photos of these fascinating black and white bears. Giant Pandas is one of 18 books in our Animals Around the World series. Be sure to check out all 18!

Discusses the conservation, history, geographic distribution, activity patterns, feeding habits, and social behavior of Chinese giant pandas.

Thinking that the black patches around her eyes is unattractive, Ling Ling the giant panda uses white paint to cover them, but her friends no longer recognize her.