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Lazy Giant Pandas: 3 Things You Should Know About This Distinct Bear

KJ Belonio   |

Jul 11, 2015 08:52 AM EDT

In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers in China revealed that giant pandas are as sluggish as the slow-moving three-toed sloths due to low levels of physical activity and thyroid hormones. Lead study author Fuwen Wei, a biologist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Zoology in Beijing, said that they discovered the daily energy expenditure values of giant pandas are substantially lower compared to similar-sized animals, ABC News has learned.