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What makes up almost all of a giant panda's diet?

Wikipedia notes that giant pandas are classed as carnivorans with a meat-eater's gut; their diet is still about ninety-nine percent bamboo.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat makes up almost all of a giant panda's diet? A: Fish. B: Berries. C: Honey. D: Bamboo.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I know this one in my bones, Hank. It's honey. I could feel it in my funnel cake.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou have ten seconds. Chat, play along. Chip, the clock is running.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThink about it, pandas just go wild for bamboo. It's basically their whole thing.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBamboo is just the stick the corn dog comes on. Nobody orders the stick.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the panda wants the sweet part. Locking in C, honey!

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is D, bamboo. Per Wikipedia, pandas are classed as carnivorans with a meat-eater's gut, yet about ninety-nine percent of their diet is bamboo.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNinety-nine percent stick? So the panda is eating the stick.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, the panda eats bamboo for ninety-nine percent of its meals. That's commitment to the stick.

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