In the Company of Pandas: Exploring the Secrets of the World’s Most Famous Bear

A deep-dive into the world of giant pandas, including fascinating stories and expert insights about their behavior, biology, and conservation from Dr. Brandie Smith, panda expert and director of the Smithsonian National ZooHumans are fascinated by giant pandas.They may be dangerous carnivores, but giant pandas are packaged in so much charismatic cuteness that they are impossible to resist.Now, Dr. Brandie Smith, director of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, and a true expert in giant pandas, gives readers a front row seat to these miracles of nature, describing what it’s like to feed them, train them, play with them, and help them survive. Pandas, like people, have strong individual personalities, quirks, habits, likes, and dislikes.The book addresses many misconceptions about giant pandas, including surprising truths about panda biology, evolution, and the challenges involved with taking care of them.Giant pandas have a unique reproductive style that has worked perfectly