![Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5JXNL9CAAAYpK1.jpg)
Calgary Zoo on Twitter: "#didyouknow that red pandas have an elongated wrist bone that acts as an extra thumb? It helps them grip bamboo. #yyc http://t.co/OYJApCBvVs" / Twitter
![Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding | Scientific Reports Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-022-13402-y/MediaObjects/41598_2022_13402_Fig5_HTML.png)
Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding | Scientific Reports
![Amazing development': fossil finds show how panda's false thumb evolved | Palaeontology | The Guardian Amazing development': fossil finds show how panda's false thumb evolved | Palaeontology | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/98905aef34e8895c2fadfcebdf27ca92b65a44b9/0_232_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=dff4aff46c975c8fe6035be159bc7289)
Amazing development': fossil finds show how panda's false thumb evolved | Palaeontology | The Guardian
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve - Did you know the red panda has a special bone - the radial sesamoid bone - which acts as a false thumb, allowing it to grasp
![Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/16/5117532/slides/slide_4.jpg)
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens; also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda a small arboreal mammal Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, - ppt download
![Red Pandas can stand on their hind legs to make themselves appear larger. They also have "false thumbs", which is an extension of the wrist bone, to aid them in grasping their Red Pandas can stand on their hind legs to make themselves appear larger. They also have "false thumbs", which is an extension of the wrist bone, to aid them in grasping their](https://i.redd.it/216ji36k2mb51.jpg)
Red Pandas can stand on their hind legs to make themselves appear larger. They also have "false thumbs", which is an extension of the wrist bone, to aid them in grasping their
![uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQL4k1oXsAYMGrW.jpg)
uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red
![uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQL4k1zWoAEB-xZ.jpg)
uticazoo on Twitter: "How great that it is Go Red for Women Day AND Red Panda Friday! Red Pandas have enlarged wrist bones that work as a “false thumb” to allow Red
![The Case of the False Thumb: Giant Panda's “Amazing” Feature Developed at Least Six Million Years Ago The Case of the False Thumb: Giant Panda's “Amazing” Feature Developed at Least Six Million Years Ago](https://scitechdaily.com/images/Ailurarctos-Reconstruction-scaled.jpg)
The Case of the False Thumb: Giant Panda's “Amazing” Feature Developed at Least Six Million Years Ago
Red Panda Network - #DYK that red pandas have a false thumb? It is an extended part of their wrist bone and it is believed to be an adaptation for climbing. It
![Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding | Scientific Reports Earliest giant panda false thumb suggests conflicting demands for locomotion and feeding | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-022-13402-y/MediaObjects/41598_2022_13402_Fig4_HTML.png)