A Study of Feeding Giant Pandas with Different Fruits in the Emei Mountain Area

Fruits are important in captive giant pandas' diets.How to increase nutrition and richness by using local fruits is essential in the local feeding studies of giant pandas.In this study,3 giant pandas were fed with 8 kinds of fruits in Emei Mountain Panda House.The results revealed that there were only 3 konds of fruits preferred by giant pandas and 3 individuals also showed diversity in fruit selection.This research provided good insight into the future dietary optimization for the Emei Mountain Panda House and other breeding sites.