What do giant pandas eat?

Giant pandas are omnivores with a varied diet, but bamboo is their staple food, including bamboo leaves, shoots, and tender stalks. Bamboo is nutritious and palatable, making it their primary source of nutrition.

Pandas also eat palatable fruits and vegetables such as bananas, apples, carrots, and cucumbers. In the wild, beyond bamboo they may eat bamboo rats and the fruits of flowers, trees, and grasses, but bamboo remains their main food.