Tag: giant pandas
More Than a Thumb: Integrated Design in the Giant Panda
Is the famous “panda’s thumb” evidence of unguided evolutionary processes, or is it a masterpiece of engineering.
Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb
Giant pandas have an elongated wrist bone, the radial sesamoid, that allows them to handle and eat bamboo with great dexterity.