The Quiz: With a diet primarily consisting of a single type of plant, what bear is said to be almost entirely vegetarian?
Brown bear
Polar bear
Grizzly bear
Panda bear
Unlike their mainly carnivorous relatives, such as the grizzly and polar bear, the panda is said to be almost entirely vegetarian. The panda’s diet consists almost exclusively (99%) of bamboo. However, the giant panda still has the digestive system of a carnivore and thus derives little energy and protein from the consumption of bamboo. To compensate for the limited energy level of its diet, the average panda eats as much as 40 pounds of bamboo shoots, stalks, and leaves every day. Given this massive diet, the giant panda defecates up to 40 times a day.
The correct answer to this quiz is Panda bear.