Minnesota Zoo - This year, the ZOOMS STEM Design Challenge is focused on Red Pandas! Did you know? An enlarged bone on each wrists act like an extra thumb, allowing them to
![Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo. Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo.](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d3/46/8b/d3468b40e675f2d7b08ac868a463e08b--beijing-dublin.jpg)
Red pandas have an extra 'thumb' for gripping food; this is actually an elongated wrist bone. Dublin Zoo's breeding pair are Beijing and his mate Bamboo.
![Pandas have fake thumbs! They have a sixth finger that they use to manipulate bamboo. This "thumb" is actually an elongated wrist bone and isn't seen in other bears. In this pic Pandas have fake thumbs! They have a sixth finger that they use to manipulate bamboo. This "thumb" is actually an elongated wrist bone and isn't seen in other bears. In this pic](https://preview.redd.it/ifvt4fyyqxi71.jpg?auto=webp&s=cf211e39434931ad1d9b62e1d5f3c97a72536ebd)
Pandas have fake thumbs! They have a sixth finger that they use to manipulate bamboo. This "thumb" is actually an elongated wrist bone and isn't seen in other bears. In this pic
![Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/16/5117532/slides/slide_4.jpg)