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nal emblem for China. Its image appears on a large number of modern Chinese memorative silver, gold, and platinum coins. The Giant Panda has an unusual paw, with a amp。quot。thumbamp。quot。 and five fingers。 the amp。quot。thumbamp。quot。 is actually a modified sesamoid bone, which helps the panda to hold the bamboo while eating. Stephen Jay Gould wrote an essay about this, then used the title The Pandaamp。39。s Thumb for a book of essays concerned with evolution and intelligent design. The Giant Panda has a short tail, approximately 15 cm long. Giant Pandas can usually live to be 2030 years old while living in captivity. Until recently, scientists thought giant pandas spent most of their lives alone, with males and females meeting only during the breeding season. Recent studies paint a different picture, in which small groups of pandas share a large territory and sometimes meet outside the breeding season.[citation needed] Like most subtro