Giant pandas and the distantly related red pandas may have independently evolved an extra ‘digit’—a false thumb—through changes to the same genes. The two species share a common ancestor ...

Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda’s false thumb, which helps this veggie-loving bear munch the bamboo that ...

Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which helps this veggie-loving bear munch the bamboo that ...

With their long, fluffy tails, white-lined ears, and quiet demeanor, red pandas are some of the cutest creatures in the ...

Giant pandas and the distantly related red pandas may have independently evolved an extra ‘digit’ — a false thumb — through changes to the same genes. The two species share a common ...

Fossils found in southwestern China give a hint to the development of the panda’s sixth digit — a rudimentary, thumblike bone extension.

In the red panda lineage, in other words, the panda’s thumb evolved before red pandas began to use it to strip bamboo. The researchers suggest that the thumb may have originally evolved for a ...

Instead, it hunted or scavenged prey. In the red panda lineage, in other words, the panda's thumb evolved before red pandas began to use it to strip bamboo. The researchers suggest that the thumb may ...

New research finds that pandas’ particular passion for bamboo – and the distinctive sixth finger that allows them to eat such prodigious amounts of the plant – may have originated much ...

The giant panda is a species of bear that is found in the mountains of central and western China. One of the most popular and ...

Ancient Panda ‘Thumb’ Matches Modern Version Walking on all fours helped shape the panda's “thumb” By Riley Black Sharon Fisher/Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County October 2022 Issue ...