Is a panda bear a bear?

Answer 1

Yes, the Giant Panda is actually a bear. It has been tested genetically and it is a black and white bear that lives in China, that has evolved to eat mainly bamboo. They do eat other things, including lizards, eggs, small birds, fruit, and flowers, among other things, as most other bears do. But the majority of their diet is bamboo. For more details, see the sites listed below.

Answer 2

Yes, since it does belong in the bear family or the Genus Ursa.
Pandas are a mixture of raccoons and bears says recent studies.

Yes, pandas are bears. This has been confirmed through DNA testing.
Yes, Pandas ARE bears:)
No. Giant pandas are more like Koalas than they are bears. A panda is
The Panda is not a beer, but it is a member of the bear family. It was once thought of as a member of the raccoon family, due to its colouring, but it is a bear.

Answer 3

Yes, the giant panda is considered to be a bear.

Answer 4

Yes, pandas belong to the same family as bears, Ursidae.

Answer 5

yes that would fit the term panda bear because it says "panda bear",come on guys its so common.

Answer 6

Yes. They belong to the same family "Ursidae" as other Bears.

Answer 7

Giant panda: yes = bears Red panda: no = racoons

Answer 8

Yes, polar bears belong to the bear family.