The document discusses several anatomical adaptations that allow giant pandas to eat bamboo as their primary food source, including a sixth digit ("thumb") to help grasp bamboo, very strong jaws and esophagus lining to chew and digest the tough plant, and physical traits like plantigrade feet and a small body mass that help pandas climb and cling to bamboo-bearing trees.

1. Sixth `Thumb’ to Help it grasp the Bamboo Better Bamboo is hard DIET Bamboo ALSO Bamboo is hard and tough Strong Jaws To chew on the hard Bamboo Esophagus has Very Strong lining Movement Moves on its Four legs Adaptaions for Giant Panda Plantigrade feet for heel and toe contact Small Body mass to cling onto thin branches Cling onto branches Strong curved claws for descending from trees Large colon for digestion of bamboo