Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 165 
type standing in an intermediate position between the Bears 
and the Raccoons (and Lesser Panda). Its form is bear-like, as 
are its massive limbs, plantigrade feet, short tail, and lumbering 
gait, but certain characters of the genitalia indicate closer rela- 
Fig. 37. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleucus. 
tionship to the Raccoons. The skulHs broad, short, massive, and 
equipped with heavy crushing teeth with which it masticates the 
bamboo upon which it feeds. The color is chiefly white, with 
the limbs brownish black. The black of the forelimb continues 
as a band up the shoulder to meet that of the opposite side; 
that of the hind limb ends at the knee. The ears and a small 
