5 fun facts about Pandas 1. Pandas can swim and even climb trees Giant pandas are good swimmers and excellent tree climbers. At 5 months old, giant panda cubs learn how to climb - sometimes practising by climbing on their mum. 2. They spend a lot of their day eating Giant pandas spend 10-16 hours a day feeding, mainly on bamboo. 3. THE GIANT PANDA’S SCIENTIFIC NAME IS AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA I t means “black and white cat-foot”. 4. FAMILY TIME ! Female pandas give birth to one or two cubs every two years. 5. PANDAS WILL ABANDON A CHILD IF SHE HAS TWINS . If the mother panda has two cubs, she will only feed the one she thinks is stronger . The other one is left to fend for itself.