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Bamboo-munching giant panda also has a sweet tooth

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28-03-2014 | 10:27

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Bamboo-munching giant panda also has a sweet tooth

Giant pandas eat plenty of veggies, but apparently they like dessert, too.

Scientists studying the endangered black-and-white bears said on Thursday that while pandas almost exclusively eat bamboo, which contains only tiny amounts of sugars, they showed a strong preference for natural sweeteners in an experiment.

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