The giant pandas, admired by the whole world with their iconic black and white skin and cuteness, continue their lives today on the land of China. Although this species is known to exist in China for many years and is special to these countries, it is well known from the scientific world. shocking news came.

located in northwestern Bulgaria fossil panda teethrevealed that giant pandas once existed on European soil as well. This new species, thought to be related to the panda species living in China, is different from those in China. It feeds on softer plants, not hard plants like bamboo. announced.

Here comes the European giant panda:

According to research published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the giant panda species native to Europe has been crossed with Chinese pandas. did not come from the same ancestor. However, it was stated that both species came from two close ancestors. Ancestor of European pandas, east of Europe may have lived about 6 million years ago shared. The researchers shared details about the size of the species, explaining that European giant pandas may have been nearly the same size as today’s pandas, or even slightly smaller.

• This is today’s panda.

In addition to all this, the fossil tooth proved the assumption that pandas were carnivores millions of years ago. Although the discovered species is known to feed on soft grass, It has been established that the ancestors of the species were carnivorous due to their tooth structure. The evolution from pandas to herbivore was explained as their turn to grasses as a result of food competition with other carnivores.