The ancient bears disappeared around 6 million years ago, likely due to extreme climate change. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

In the late 1970s in northwestern Bulgaria, paleontologists found two obsidian-black teeth, one curved upper canine, and one upper pre-molar. Throughout the 1980s, paleontologist Ivan Nikolov ...

A previously unknown species of giant panda that roamed Europe's wetlands 6 million years ago has been identified after the discovery of two teeth stored in a Bulgarian museum. A previously unknown ...

Lumbering through the forested wetlands of Bulgaria around six million years ago, a new species of panda has been uncovered by scientists who state it is currently the last known and “most evolved” ...

Although the giant panda is in practice a herbivore, its masticatory system functions differently from the other herbivores. Through the processes of natural selection, the giant panda's dietary ...

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DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — Failing eyesight, poor digestion, bad teeth, limbs no longer so limber: With captive giant pandas living longer than ever, the list of their physical and even emotional needs ...