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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-11-13 11:55
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Panda caught gnawing bone in Shaanxi
A panda has been observed for the first time eating the thighbone of takin, a Himalayan goat on Nov 11in Foping National Nature Reserve in Hanzhong, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, hsw.cn reported on Thursday.
Researchers at the reserve unexpectedly found that an aged panda chewed a takin's thighbone for more than 20 minutes and consumed about half before leaving.
Past findings show that middle-aged and elderly giant pandas suffer from the calcium deficiency osteoporosis. Scientists are unsure if pandas eat the bones as calcium supplements.
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