The Perfect Plate
Cook up the ideal meal for each animal featured in the film!
Start
You are what you eat!
Before you start cooking, it's important to know what's inside the food you're serving. A nutrition label is added to packaged foods to help people understand its nutritional content—for example, how much protein or fat it contains. This example label shows the nutritional content of one slice of whole-wheat bread. Click each arrow to learn a little more about each nutrient!
Learn more
Next
What about animals?
Every animal has specific nutritional needs that are different from a human's. Some animals get everything they need from only a few food sources, while humans need a diet with a lot of variety! As you cook the favorite meal of each animal, click on the nutrition label to see which nutrients each dish contains.
Next
Finished?
Goat Tartare
Bamboo Salad
Let's get cooking!
Click on a dish to learn more about its nutritional content and the animal who eats it!
Grasshopper Crunch
Tidal Trail Mix
Maple Sapsicles
On Panda's Plate
Bamboo Salad
A fiber-ful feast!
Bamboo makes up 99% of a giant panda's diet! Their large, flat molars help them grind up these tough plants, and they can use their pseudo-thumbs to grasp the stems while they chew.
Nutrition label
Next
Pandas need to eat a lot of bamboo to get enough nutrients—on average, they eat 50 pounds a day. That means they're spending around 12 hours a day just eating! Get ready to eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up...
Start
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Leopard's Lucky Day
Goat Tartare
Served raw
A snow leopard's favorite meal is an ungulate, a large hooved mammal. Wild goats and sheep make up most of a snow leopard's diet, and one catch will feed a leopard for over a week. Garnish with pika if you're feeling fancy!
Nutrition label
Next
Carnivores vs. Herbivores
Learn more
You've learned a little about the snow leopard, a carnivore, and its prey, which are herbivores. Can you sort the characteristics below into either category?
Sweets For a Snow Fairy
Maple Sap-Sicles
A sugary delight!
Long-tailed tits mostly eat insects and spiders. However, these food sources are hard to find in the winter, so these "snow fairies" rely on frozen sap-cicles as an essential source of energy.
Nutrition label
Next
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
A Meal for Mudskippers
Tidal Trail Mix
Lightly salted
Mudskippers are oportunistic feeders—that means they'll eat whatever they can find, including worms, insects, crabs, snails, shrimp, fish, and fish eggs. Some species also eat algae.
Nutrition label
Next
Mudskippers eat small fish and a variety of invertebrates. Here are just a few examples! Which group does each animal belong to?
Solution
Finished?
Hexapods
Polychaetes
Crustaceans
The Jerboa Special
Grasshopper Crunch
Catch one if you can!
Long-eared jerboas hunt at night, listening for insects with their giant ears and leaping high into the air with their kangaroo-like limbs to catch their prey.
Nutrition label
Next
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Thanks for playing
The Perfect Plate!
Sources
References
Bangmedia. (2019). 8 differences between butterflies and Moths. Retrieved from https://australianbutterflies.com/8-differences-between-butterflies-and-moths/
Clapham, B. (n.d.). Asia - in search of kawaii: Filming Japan’s Cutest Bird and the marvel of the “sap-cicle.” Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3w7nxX4Wdyc8RbVFZs5hcFp/in-search-of-kawaii-filming-japan-s-cutest-bird-and-the-marvel-of-the-sap-cicle
Comparison of Digestive Systems. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://resources.saylor.org/wwwresources/archived/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BIO309-OC-3.8.1-Comparison-of-Digestive-Systems-FINAL.pdf
Dewiyanti, I., & Salsabilla, S. (2025). Feeding habits of mudskipper fish (priopthalmus argentiliniatus) in the mangrove ecosystem on the northern coast of Aceh. BIO Web of Conferences, 156, 03029. doi:10.1051/bioconf/202515603029
Duque-Correa, M. J., Codron, D., Meloro, C., McGrosky, A., Schiffmann, C., Edwards, M. S., & Clauss, M. (2021). Mammalian intestinal allometry, phylogeny, trophic level and climate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1944), 20202888. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.2888
Exploring our Fluid Earth. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/biological/invertebrates/worms-phyla-platyhelmintes-nematoda-and-annelida
Fiber • The Nutrition Source. (2024). Retrieved from https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/carbohydrates/fiber/
Hermann, J. (2017). Dietary fat and cholesterol - Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/dietary-fat-and-cholesterol.html
Hermann, J. (2021). Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/print-publications/t/protein-and-the-body-t-3163.pdf
Hermann, J. (2025). Carbohydrates in the Diet - Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/carbohydrates-in-the-diet.html
How much do birds eat each day? (2023). Retrieved from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/how-much-do-birds-eat-each-day/#:~:text=This%20completely%20varies%20depending%20on,percent%20of%20its%20body%20weight
Kennedy, S. (n.d.). Hemitragus Jemlahicus: Himalayn tahr. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hemitragus_jemlahicus/
Libguides: Giant Panda (ailuropoda melanoleuca) fact sheet: Diet & Feeding. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/giantpanda/diet The living edens: Bhutan- animal archive- bharal. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_bharal.htm
Long-tailed tit overview, all about birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Long-tailed_Tit/overview Milius, S. (2019). Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals Wolves’ from meat. Retrieved from https://www.sciencenews.org/article/panda-share-protein-calories-bamboo-rivals-wolves-meat Nongdam, P., & Tikendra, L. (2014). The nutritional facts of bamboo shoots and their usage as important traditional foods of Northeast India. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014, 1–17. doi:10.1155/2014/679073 Nutrition facts: Goat, raw, 1 lb. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.uhhospitals.org/health-information/health-and-wellness-library/article/nutritionfacts-v1/goat-raw-1-lb Nutrition Facts: Syrups, maple, 1 tbsp. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.uhhospitals.org/health-information/health-and-wellness-library/article/nutritionfacts-v1/syrups-maple-1-tbsp Palmer, L. (Ed.). (2023). Retrieved from https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/adoption/updates/Jul23/Snow-Leopard-Adoption-Update-Summer-2023.pdf
Program, H. F. (2024). How to understand and use the nutrition facts label. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label Pyorre, M. (2020). The Mudskipper: An out-of-the-ordinary fish out of water. Retrieved from https://www.mekongfishnetwork.org/mudskipper-ordinary-fish-water/#:~:text=Indonesia.%20These%20amphibious%20fish%20play%20important%20roles,environments%2C%20and%20also%20serve%20as%20indicators%20of Ridho, M. R., Patriono, E., & Solikha, M. (2019). Food habits of three species of mudskippers in the Musi River estuary, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 20(8). doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200835
Sekar, S. (2014). How pandas survive on their bamboo-only diet | science | AAAS. Retrieved from https://www.science.org/content/article/how-pandas-survive-their-bamboo-only-diet Shields, J. (2021). The long-eared, hopping jerboa is the desert’s cutest resident. Retrieved from https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/jerboa.htm Smith, M. A. (n.d.). Pseudois Nayaur: Bharal. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pseudois_nayaur/ Snow Leopard Facts: Prey. (2023). Retrieved from https://snowleopard.org/snow-leopard-facts/prey/#:~:text=Snow%20leopards%20are%20opportunistic%20predators%20that%20eat,4%20days%20to%20consume%20a%20prey%20animal Tonda, J. (n.d.). Ovis ammon: Argali. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ovis_ammon/ Wild Caught Raw Blue Crab, Cleaned. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-wild-caught-raw-blue-crab-cleaned/314760 Williams, J. (n.d.). Capra sibirica: Siberian ibex. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Capra_sibirica/
Jerboas never need to drink standing water—they get all the water they need from the insects they eat!
Well done!
That was one tasty sapsicle.
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Keep trying!
Well done!
Crunch! Nice catch!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Jerboas eat moths too! How do moths and butterflies differ?
Mudskippers breed, forage, and hunt on land at low tide. During high tide, they stay in their underground burrows.
You're almost there!
Some concepts are not in the correct drawer…but you're very close! Remembering which techniques help and which don't is part of learning, so making mistakes also counts as progress. Try again!
The colder it is, the more energy these small birds need—and the snowy forests of Hokkaido, Japan can reach temperatures as low as -22° F!
Carnivores have shorter intestines because its easier and faster to digest meat and absorb its nutrients. Their stomach has only one chamber and is extremely acidic to kill any bacteria or viruses living in rotting meat.
Carnivore Digestion
Herbivores have longer intestines because digesting plants is a slower and more difficult process. Some herbivores, likes cows, sheep, and goats, have a four-chambered stomach where they partially digest food before regurgitating and swallowing it again.
Herbivore Digestion
VS
Keep trying!
World of Worms
There are over 25,000 known species of roundworms, also called nematodes. They are an important food source for many mudskippers.
Roundworms
Mudskippers love polychaetes, a type of segmented worm with bristles that lives in salt water. Earthworms and leeches are also segmented worms!
Segmented Worms
Like other types of worms, flatworms can be found in all kinds of habitats, and are also probably eaten by mudskippers.
Flatworms
Well done!
You ate more than 50 pounds of bamboo!
That might not sound like a very interesting diet, but pandas eat over 60 different species of bamboo.
Click the button to choose a new recipe.
Cats are obligate carnivores, which means they must eat meat to survive.
Uh oh, you're caught!
Uh oh, you're caught!
Well done!
What a delicious seafood feast!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Uh oh, you're caught!
On the Menu
Golden eagles, lynxes, brown bears, and wolves also prey upon these ibexes.
Asiatic ibex
Like other ungulates in the region, their hooves are adapted to grip smooth and rocky terrain, making them excellent climbers.
Himalayan tahr
Their bluish-gray coloring helps them camouflage against the backdrop of their rocky mountain habitat.
Bharal
This is the world's largest sheep! Males fight with their horns to determine dominance.
Argali
Parts of the Plant
During the hardest season to forage food—winter—pandas rely on the bamboo stems.
Stems
Bamboo sends up shoots (young plants) in the spring— pandas love them because they have a lot of protein!
Shoots
In the summer and fall, once the shoots have grown, pandas switch to eating bamboo leaves.
Leaves
What is sap?
All plants have sap! Plants absorb sunlight through their leaves and convert this energy into sugar. Sap, which is mostly water, moves this sugar and other nutrients either up from the roots or down from the leaves to the other parts of the plant.
Pandas have a carnivore's digestive system, which makes it hard for them to digest plants.
Keep trying!
Uh oh, you're caught!
Well done!
Although...carnivores prefer their steak raw!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
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The Perfect Plate
Cook up the ideal meal for each animal featured in the film!
Start
You are what you eat!
Before you start cooking, it's important to know what's inside the food you're serving. A nutrition label is added to packaged foods to help people understand its nutritional content—for example, how much protein or fat it contains. This example label shows the nutritional content of one slice of whole-wheat bread. Click each arrow to learn a little more about each nutrient!
Learn more
Next
What about animals?
Every animal has specific nutritional needs that are different from a human's. Some animals get everything they need from only a few food sources, while humans need a diet with a lot of variety! As you cook the favorite meal of each animal, click on the nutrition label to see which nutrients each dish contains.
Next
Finished?
Goat Tartare
Bamboo Salad
Let's get cooking!
Click on a dish to learn more about its nutritional content and the animal who eats it!
Grasshopper Crunch
Tidal Trail Mix
Maple Sapsicles
On Panda's Plate
Bamboo Salad
A fiber-ful feast!
Bamboo makes up 99% of a giant panda's diet! Their large, flat molars help them grind up these tough plants, and they can use their pseudo-thumbs to grasp the stems while they chew.
Nutrition label
Next
Pandas need to eat a lot of bamboo to get enough nutrients—on average, they eat 50 pounds a day. That means they're spending around 12 hours a day just eating! Get ready to eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up...
Start
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Eat as much bamboo as you can before the day is up!
00:24
Leopard's Lucky Day
Goat Tartare
Served raw
A snow leopard's favorite meal is an ungulate, a large hooved mammal. Wild goats and sheep make up most of a snow leopard's diet, and one catch will feed a leopard for over a week. Garnish with pika if you're feeling fancy!
Nutrition label
Next
Carnivores vs. Herbivores
Learn more
You've learned a little about the snow leopard, a carnivore, and its prey, which are herbivores. Can you sort the characteristics below into either category?
Sweets For a Snow Fairy
Maple Sap-Sicles
A sugary delight!
Long-tailed tits mostly eat insects and spiders. However, these food sources are hard to find in the winter, so these "snow fairies" rely on frozen sap-cicles as an essential source of energy.
Nutrition label
Next
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
Clue
Can you guess the word before the long-tailed tit finishes her sapsicle?
Next
Try again!
Back
A Meal for Mudskippers
Tidal Trail Mix
Lightly salted
Mudskippers are oportunistic feeders—that means they'll eat whatever they can find, including worms, insects, crabs, snails, shrimp, fish, and fish eggs. Some species also eat algae.
Nutrition label
Next
Mudskippers eat small fish and a variety of invertebrates. Here are just a few examples! Which group does each animal belong to?
Solution
Finished?
Hexapods
Polychaetes
Crustaceans
The Jerboa Special
Grasshopper Crunch
Catch one if you can!
Long-eared jerboas hunt at night, listening for insects with their giant ears and leaping high into the air with their kangaroo-like limbs to catch their prey.
Nutrition label
Next
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Can you help the jerboa find prey...and avoid predators?
Drag the jerboa to discover hidden animals and choose the one it can eat!
Thanks for playing
The Perfect Plate!
Sources
References Bangmedia. (2019). 8 differences between butterflies and Moths. Retrieved from https://australianbutterflies.com/8-differences-between-butterflies-and-moths/ Clapham, B. (n.d.). Asia - in search of kawaii: Filming Japan’s Cutest Bird and the marvel of the “sap-cicle.” Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3w7nxX4Wdyc8RbVFZs5hcFp/in-search-of-kawaii-filming-japan-s-cutest-bird-and-the-marvel-of-the-sap-cicle Comparison of Digestive Systems. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://resources.saylor.org/wwwresources/archived/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/BIO309-OC-3.8.1-Comparison-of-Digestive-Systems-FINAL.pdf Dewiyanti, I., & Salsabilla, S. (2025). Feeding habits of mudskipper fish (priopthalmus argentiliniatus) in the mangrove ecosystem on the northern coast of Aceh. BIO Web of Conferences, 156, 03029. doi:10.1051/bioconf/202515603029 Duque-Correa, M. J., Codron, D., Meloro, C., McGrosky, A., Schiffmann, C., Edwards, M. S., & Clauss, M. (2021). Mammalian intestinal allometry, phylogeny, trophic level and climate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1944), 20202888. doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.2888 Exploring our Fluid Earth. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/biological/invertebrates/worms-phyla-platyhelmintes-nematoda-and-annelida Fiber • The Nutrition Source. (2024). Retrieved from https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/carbohydrates/fiber/ Hermann, J. (2017). Dietary fat and cholesterol - Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/dietary-fat-and-cholesterol.html Hermann, J. (2021). Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/print-publications/t/protein-and-the-body-t-3163.pdf Hermann, J. (2025). Carbohydrates in the Diet - Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/carbohydrates-in-the-diet.html How much do birds eat each day? (2023). Retrieved from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/how-much-do-birds-eat-each-day/#:~:text=This%20completely%20varies%20depending%20on,percent%20of%20its%20body%20weight Kennedy, S. (n.d.). Hemitragus Jemlahicus: Himalayn tahr. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hemitragus_jemlahicus/ Libguides: Giant Panda (ailuropoda melanoleuca) fact sheet: Diet & Feeding. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/giantpanda/diet The living edens: Bhutan- animal archive- bharal. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/edens/bhutan/a_bharal.htm
Long-tailed tit overview, all about birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Long-tailed_Tit/overview Milius, S. (2019). Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals Wolves’ from meat. Retrieved from https://www.sciencenews.org/article/panda-share-protein-calories-bamboo-rivals-wolves-meat Nongdam, P., & Tikendra, L. (2014). The nutritional facts of bamboo shoots and their usage as important traditional foods of Northeast India. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014, 1–17. doi:10.1155/2014/679073 Nutrition facts: Goat, raw, 1 lb. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.uhhospitals.org/health-information/health-and-wellness-library/article/nutritionfacts-v1/goat-raw-1-lb Nutrition Facts: Syrups, maple, 1 tbsp. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.uhhospitals.org/health-information/health-and-wellness-library/article/nutritionfacts-v1/syrups-maple-1-tbsp Palmer, L. (Ed.). (2023). Retrieved from https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/adoption/updates/Jul23/Snow-Leopard-Adoption-Update-Summer-2023.pdf Program, H. F. (2024). How to understand and use the nutrition facts label. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label Pyorre, M. (2020). The Mudskipper: An out-of-the-ordinary fish out of water. Retrieved from https://www.mekongfishnetwork.org/mudskipper-ordinary-fish-water/#:~:text=Indonesia.%20These%20amphibious%20fish%20play%20important%20roles,environments%2C%20and%20also%20serve%20as%20indicators%20of Ridho, M. R., Patriono, E., & Solikha, M. (2019). Food habits of three species of mudskippers in the Musi River estuary, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 20(8). doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200835 Sekar, S. (2014). How pandas survive on their bamboo-only diet | science | AAAS. Retrieved from https://www.science.org/content/article/how-pandas-survive-their-bamboo-only-diet Shields, J. (2021). The long-eared, hopping jerboa is the desert’s cutest resident. Retrieved from https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/jerboa.htm Smith, M. A. (n.d.). Pseudois Nayaur: Bharal. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pseudois_nayaur/ Snow Leopard Facts: Prey. (2023). Retrieved from https://snowleopard.org/snow-leopard-facts/prey/#:~:text=Snow%20leopards%20are%20opportunistic%20predators%20that%20eat,4%20days%20to%20consume%20a%20prey%20animal Tonda, J. (n.d.). Ovis ammon: Argali. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ovis_ammon/ Wild Caught Raw Blue Crab, Cleaned. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-wild-caught-raw-blue-crab-cleaned/314760 Williams, J. (n.d.). Capra sibirica: Siberian ibex. Retrieved from https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Capra_sibirica/
Jerboas never need to drink standing water—they get all the water they need from the insects they eat!
Well done!
That was one tasty sapsicle.
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Keep trying!
Well done!
Crunch! Nice catch!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Jerboas eat moths too! How do moths and butterflies differ?
Mudskippers breed, forage, and hunt on land at low tide. During high tide, they stay in their underground burrows.
You're almost there!
Some concepts are not in the correct drawer…but you're very close! Remembering which techniques help and which don't is part of learning, so making mistakes also counts as progress. Try again!
The colder it is, the more energy these small birds need—and the snowy forests of Hokkaido, Japan can reach temperatures as low as -22° F!
Carnivores have shorter intestines because its easier and faster to digest meat and absorb its nutrients. Their stomach has only one chamber and is extremely acidic to kill any bacteria or viruses living in rotting meat.
Carnivore Digestion
Herbivores have longer intestines because digesting plants is a slower and more difficult process. Some herbivores, likes cows, sheep, and goats, have a four-chambered stomach where they partially digest food before regurgitating and swallowing it again.
Herbivore Digestion
VS
Keep trying!
World of Worms
There are over 25,000 known species of roundworms, also called nematodes. They are an important food source for many mudskippers.
Roundworms
Mudskippers love polychaetes, a type of segmented worm with bristles that lives in salt water. Earthworms and leeches are also segmented worms!
Segmented Worms
Like other types of worms, flatworms can be found in all kinds of habitats, and are also probably eaten by mudskippers.
Flatworms
Well done!
You ate more than 50 pounds of bamboo!
That might not sound like a very interesting diet, but pandas eat over 60 different species of bamboo.
Click the button to choose a new recipe.
Cats are obligate carnivores, which means they must eat meat to survive.
Uh oh, you're caught!
Uh oh, you're caught!
Well done!
What a delicious seafood feast!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.
Uh oh, you're caught!
On the Menu
Golden eagles, lynxes, brown bears, and wolves also prey upon these ibexes.
Asiatic ibex
Like other ungulates in the region, their hooves are adapted to grip smooth and rocky terrain, making them excellent climbers.
Himalayan tahr
Their bluish-gray coloring helps them camouflage against the backdrop of their rocky mountain habitat.
Bharal
This is the world's largest sheep! Males fight with their horns to determine dominance.
Argali
Parts of the Plant
During the hardest season to forage food—winter—pandas rely on the bamboo stems.
Stems
Bamboo sends up shoots (young plants) in the spring— pandas love them because they have a lot of protein!
Shoots
In the summer and fall, once the shoots have grown, pandas switch to eating bamboo leaves.
Leaves
What is sap?
All plants have sap! Plants absorb sunlight through their leaves and convert this energy into sugar. Sap, which is mostly water, moves this sugar and other nutrients either up from the roots or down from the leaves to the other parts of the plant.
Pandas have a carnivore's digestive system, which makes it hard for them to digest plants.
Keep trying!
Uh oh, you're caught!
Well done!
Although...carnivores prefer their steak raw!
Click the button below to choose a new recipe.