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Selects: Each day, the panda selects a tall bamboo stalk to eat.
To choose something carefully.
Habitat: The panda's natural habitat is full of misty hills and bamboo.
The place where an animal naturally lives.
Chews: The panda chews the bamboo into small pieces.
To grind food with teeth before swallowing.
Bend: He uses his strong front arms to bend the stalk down to his mouth.
To move something so it is curved or not straight.
Splinters: His throat is protected from sharp bamboo splinters.
Small, thin, sharp pieces that break off something.
Effort: It takes a lot of effort to eat enough bamboo every day.
Hard work or energy needed to do something.
Gnaws: He gnaws on the tough stalk with his flat teeth.
To bite or chew something over and over.
Lining: His throat has a tough lining that protects it from splinters.
A soft or protective layer inside something.
Disappears: If the forests are destroyed, the panda’s home disappears.
To go away or stop existing.