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Originally Posted by GioforPM

Yes, a panda is a true bear and is part of the Ursidae family, though it is a bit of an ecological oddball since it exclusively lives on bamboo.

https://www.idtdna.com/pages/communi...her-cute-bears

There was a long period of time where biologists weren't sure whether panda's should be classified as true bears, until they finally sequenced their genome and found that there is a link between pandas and other bear species. People who may not have kept up with breaking panda news stories in the past few years may have missed this.