Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals wolves’ from meat
Skewed digestive powers give the plant eaters the ability to extract the key nutrient

TAKES GUTS A wild panda in China’s Foping Nature Reserve gets a surprising proportion of calories from protein just by eating bamboo, bamboo and then more bamboo.
F. Wei
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