How big are giant pandas?
How big are giant pandas?
Giant Pandas are large bears, similar to the American black bear. A full grown male will stand as tall as a man on two legs and will outweigh most humans.
How tall are giant pandas?
Measured at the shoulder a full grown giant panda will be anywhere from 60-90cm tall (2-3 feet).
Stood on their two hind legs, a giant panda might be up to 180cm tall.
Males are usually 10-20% bigger than females on average.
How much do giant pandas weigh?
Full grown adult giant pandas weigh anywhere from 70-135kg. That’s a pretty big range!
Partly due to sex differences between males and females and partly due to size differences observed in the wild vs captive pandas.
While pandas may appear cuddly and perhaps even a bit chubby, their weight is mostly due to a lot of muscle. As bears, they’re very strong and have bodies to match.
How big are giant pandas when they're born?
Despite growing up to be large bears, giant pandas are absolutely tiny when they’re born.
They weigh in at just 3-5 ounces, making them not even 1/900th the size of their mothers at birth.
How quickly do giant pandas grow?
Partly due to their tiny size at birth, giant pandas grow very quickly. By the end of their first year they can weigh as much as 45kg, already a considerable sum!
Between the ages of one and four the cub continues to gain weight steadily, usually being ready to leave their mother’s side by the age of two.
They take just four years to reach their adult weight (sometimes gaining over 100kg to get there).