Wild Kratts
Master of Bamboo
Clip | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin, Chris and Aviva go on a mission to learn about giant panda powers
The Kratt brothers and Aviva find a giant panda and cub while traveling on their buzz bikes. Aside from great strength, the gang discovers the power of the panda thumb; a specialized wrist bone that acts as a 6th digit. This allows the giant panda to be a master of manipulating, rotating, and handling bamboo. They can also consume up to 40 kg of food per day!
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Wild Kratts
Master of Bamboo
Clip | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
The Kratt brothers and Aviva find a giant panda and cub while traveling on their buzz bikes. Aside from great strength, the gang discovers the power of the panda thumb; a specialized wrist bone that acts as a 6th digit. This allows the giant panda to be a master of manipulating, rotating, and handling bamboo. They can also consume up to 40 kg of food per day!
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This is it, Aviva.
You'’’re about to see panda power in action.
Oh, yeah, the panda'’’s thumb!
Watch how the panda handles the stalk.
And look closely at the panda'’’s paw.
(Grunting) Well, at least now I look a little like a panda!
Ooh!
Make that a lot like a panda.
See?
Count the fingers on her paw.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Six?
That'’’s right, six!
That thumb that lets the panda hold onto and handle the bamboo stalks so well actually isn'’’t a thumb at all.
It'’’s actually a wrist bone!
And in pandas, it'’’s gotten longer and evolved into a special thumb, a panda'’’s thumb, which makes them masters at handling bamboo.
Wow, that is super cool.
I'’’m putting that right in the suit: five fingers plus a special panda'’’s thumb.
Oh, can I test it?
Please, can I test it?
I guess so.
You'’’ve already got the black eyes.
So, why not?
Activate panda power!
(Beeping) (Zapping) Yes, panda power!
Oh, I feel so big and strong!
I have the awesome panda'’’s thumb!
(Laughing) (Yawning) But I also feel kind of sleepy-- (Stomach growling) And really hungry.
Oh!
I need to find something to eat.
Well, they do eat a lot, up to 88 pounds of bamboo a day.
That is a lot!
Why?
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