<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Southern Min </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hokkien POJ </Th> <Td> niau - hîm </Td> </Tr> <P> The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, literally "black and white cat - foot"; Chinese: 大 熊猫; pinyin: dà xióng māo, literally "big bear cat"), also known as panda bear or simply panda, is a bear native to south central China . It is easily recognized by the large, distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears, and across its round body . The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda . Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the giant panda's diet is over 99% bamboo . Giant pandas in the wild will occasionally eat other grasses, wild tubers, or even meat in the form of birds, rodents, or carrion . In captivity, they may receive honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, or bananas along with specially prepared food . </P> <P> The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan, but also in neighbouring Shaanxi and Gansu . As a result of farming, deforestation, and other development, the giant panda has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived . </P>

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