Panda (disambiguation)
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Panda or Panda bear most often refers to:
Panda may also refer to:
- Giant pandaGiant PandaThe giant panda, or panda is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo...
, an animal in the Bear (Ursidae) family
Panda may also refer to:
- Red pandaRed PandaThe red panda , is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is the only species of the genus Ailurus. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, it has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs...
, the only living member in the Ailuridae family
In biology
- Species related to the Giant panda
- Ailuropoda microtaAiluropoda microtaAiluropoda microta, rarely called the Dwarf Panda, Dwarf Giant Panda, or Pygmy Giant Panda, is the earliest known ancestor of the Giant Panda. It measured 1 m in length; the modern Giant Panda grows to a size in excess of 1.5 m . Wear patterns on its teeth suggest it lived on a diet of...
, extinct species sometimes called Dwarf or Pygmy giant panda - Qinling PandaQinling PandaThe Qinling panda is a subspecies of the giant panda, discovered in the 1960s but not recognized as a subspecies until 2005. Disregarding the nominate subspecies, it is the first giant panda subspecies to be recognized...
, subspecies of the Giant panda
- Ailuropoda microta
- Panda (plant)Panda (plant)Panda is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. Chimpanzees are observed to hammer on the nuts of Panda oleosa, which are particularly hard to open.The genus includes Porphyranthus Engl....
, a genus of tropical plants - Panda corydorasPanda corydorasCorydoras panda is a species of catfish belonging to the genus Corydoras, of the Family Callichthyidae, and is a native member of the riverine fauna of South America. It is found in Peru, most notably in the Huanaco region, where it inhabits the Rio Aquas, the Rio Amarillae, a tributary of the Rio...
, a species of catfish - Panda cowPanda cowPanda cow is a breed of miniature cattle with markings that resemble those of a giant panda. There are reportedly only 24 in the world, as of January 2011...
, a breed of miniature cattle - Panda moorPanda MoorThe panda moor is a fancy goldfish with a characteristic black-and-white color pattern and protruding eyes.-Description:Panda moors have delicate projecting eyes, deep bodies, and long flowing fins. Like any other moor goldfish, pandas can grow very fat. They are metallic-scaled.Young moors...
, a type of goldfish - Appias pandaAppias pandaNicobar Albatross , Appias panda subspecies chrysea is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in the Nicobar Islands of India.-References:...
, a species of butterfly
In motor vehicles
- Fiat PandaFiat PandaThe Fiat Panda is a city car from the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat. The first Fiat Panda was introduced in 1980, and was produced until 2003 with only a few changes. It is now sometimes referred to as the "old Panda". The second model, launched in 2003, is sometimes referred to "New Panda"...
, a car manufactured by Fiat - SEAT Panda, a car manufactured by SEAT
- Geely LC PandaGeely LCThe Geely LC, sold in its home market as the Geely Panda, is a Chinese hatchback launched in 2009. In 2010 the LC scored 45.3 in C-NCAP crash tests, making it China's first locally researched and developed compact car to be awarded a 5-star rating, and it is subsequently the safest Chinese...
, a car manufactured by Geely Automobile - Panda carPanda carThe phrase panda car refers to a small or medium-sized police car operated by British police forces. They are used for ordinary patrol work, with larger and more powerful vehicles being used for emergency response, Road Policing Unit duties and as Armed Response Vehicles-History of the term:Panda...
, a patrol car used by the British police - Phillips PandaPhillips PandaThe Phillips Panda was one of a number of mopeds produced by the Phillips Cycles company of England in the 1950s and early 1960s. The factory also produced the slightly more expensive Phillips Gadabout models....
, a moped produced by Phillips Cycles - USS Panda (IX-125)USS Panda (IX-125)USS Panda , an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the panda, a bear-like carnivore of Tibet and southern China. Her keel was laid down as Opie Read in 1943 by Delta Shipbuilding Company, in New...
, US Navy tanker
In technology
- Pan-Andromeda Archaeological SurveyPan-Andromeda Archaeological SurveyPan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey is a large-scale astronomical survey using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.The survey is exploring the structure and content of the Andromeda Galaxy and its neighbour, the Triangulum Galaxy . Clues to the formation of these galaxies may lie within the vast...
, aka PAndAS - Panda Security, an antivirus software company
- Panda3DPanda3DPanda3D is a game engine which includes graphics, audio, I/O, collision detection, and other abilities relevant to the creation of 3D games.Panda3D is open source and, as of May 28, 2008, free software under the revised BSD license. Releases prior to May 28, 2008 are not considered Free Software...
, a software game engine - Ansco PandaAnsco pandaThe Ansco Panda was a simple child's box camera made by the Ansco camera corporation of Binghamton, New York in the 1950s. Its appearance is quite similar to the Kodak Baby Brownie and was designed to compete directly with it. The camera features a black plastic body with cream accents around the...
, a camera
In music
- Panda Bear (musician)Panda Bear (musician)Noah Benjamin Lennox also known as Panda Bear, is an experimental musician and a founding member of Animal Collective.-Early life:...
, an experimental musician- Panda Bear (album)Panda Bear (album)Panda Bear is the first solo album released by Animal Collective member Panda Bear at the age of 20 on the label Soccer Star Records, which was run by himself and Animal Collective member Deakin and initially founded only to release this album...
- Panda Bear (album)
- Panda (band)Panda (band)Panda is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in Monterrey, Nuevo León in 1996 as part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia...
, a Mexican alternative rock band - Panda (musician)Panda (musician)Panda is the stage name of Peter Altarbor , a Dutch electronic music artist living in Amsterdam, specializing in Drum and Bass. He gained an interest in electronic music in his teenage years. He was inspired to write electronic music after seeing a live performance by an electronic music act in...
, a Dutch electronic musician - Giant Panda (group)Giant Panda (group)Giant Panda are an underground hip hop group from Los Angeles, California.Giant Panda - still a symbol of remembering traditions without forgetting progression - is composed of childhood friends Newman and Maanumental and Chikaramanga , with their foundation based out of Los Angeles, CA.The trio's...
, an underground hip hop
In popular culture
- Panda ExpressPanda ExpressPanda Express is a fast casual restaurant chain serving American Chinese cuisine. It operates mainly inside the United States, in casinos, shopping malls, supermarkets, airports, train stations, strip plazas, theme parks, stadiums, college campuses and The Pentagon...
, American fast-food chain - Canal PandaCanal PandaCanal Panda is the first Portuguese cable television channel dedicated to children's programming, mostly animated series. The channel was founded in 1996 as Panda Club in Spain and Portugal, but the name was changed to Canal Panda in 1997. In 2000, the channel left Spain, thus concentrating...
, Portuguese television channel - Panda, character in the video game series Tekken
- Panda, character from the Hamtaro series
- "Sexual Harassment PandaSexual Harassment Panda"Sexual Harassment Panda" is the 37th episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on July 7, 1999. This was the first episode to air after the release of the theatrical film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut...
", episode from the American animated series South Park - Azizia PandaAzizia PandaUnited Azizia Panda is a Saudi Arabian grocery retailing company. United Azizia Panda is one of The Savola Group’s corporations group which is ranked ninth amongst the top 100 companies in the Saudi Arabian market and ranked second amongst the industrial sector after SABIC...
, or Panda(بندة), grocery retailing company in Saudi Arabia
In geography
- Panda DistrictPanda DistrictPanda District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Panda. It has a population of 47.946 as of 2007.-Further reading:*...
, a district in Mozambique - Panda HotelPanda HotelPanda Hotel , formerly Kowloon Panda Hotel , is a four-star hotel in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, located between MTR Tsuen Wan Station and Tai Wo Hau Station....
, a hotel in Hong Kong - Panda PlacePanda PlacePanda Place is a shopping arcade in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong located between MTR Tsuen Wan Station and Tai Wo Hau Station. It occupies at the second floor, ground floor and three basement levels beneath Panda Hotel, the largest hotel in Tsuen Wan District...
, a shopping arcade in Hong Kong
In sports
- Rotterdam Panda'sRotterdam Panda'sRotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a arena near Rotterdam Central train station.-History:Ice hockey had been...
, a professional ice hockey team - Alberta PandasAlberta PandasThe Alberta Pandas are the women's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The men's teams are known as the Alberta Golden Bears. The Pandas compete in all Canadian Interuniversity Sport-sanctioned female sports, as well as tennis .-External links:*...
, the University of Alberta women's athletic teams - Kung Fu Panda, nickname of current San Francisco Giants 3rd baseman Pablo SandovalPablo SandovalPablo E. Sandoval , nicknamed Kung Fu Panda, is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Sandoval is a 5'11", 237 pound switch hitter. He was born left handed, but did not want to have to play outfield all of his career. He therefore...
People named Panda
- A. PandaA. PandaA. Panda was an Indian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Orissa. He was born in Cuttack.Panda made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1984-85 season, against Bihar...
, an Indian cricketer - Antonija PandaAntonija PandaAntonija Panda is a Serbian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.-References:**...
, a Serbian canoer - B. J. PandaB. J. PandaShri B. J. Panda a politician from Biju Janata Dal is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Orissa in the Lok Sabha, the Lower house of the Indian Parliament from Kendrapara Parliament Constituency.-External links:...
, an Indian politician - Brahmananda PandaBrahmananda PandaBrahmananda Panda was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jagatsinghpur constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Biju Janata Dal political party.-External links:*...
, an Indian politician - Dhabaleswar PandaDhabaleswar PandaDhabaleswar K. Panda is a professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University.- References :...
, an American professor - Panda LikoudisPanda Likoudis-Television Credits:* Rain Shadow as Achmed Aziz* All Saints as Bryce, the ambo* White Collar Blue as Ricky Spinetti* Young Lions as Carver-Theatre Credits:* * Alkestis-External links:...
, an Australian actor - Panda PunnaiahPanda PunnaiahPanda, Punnaiah is an eminent industrialist in India. -Profile:Born in Doddavaram village of Prakasam district, he graduated from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh...
, an Indian industrialist - Prabodh PandaPrabodh PandaPrabodh Panda is an Indian politician. He is a leader of the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Midnapore constituency in West Bengal in a bye-election held on 10 May 2001. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency.-Early...
, an Indian politician - Rama Chandra PandaRama Chandra PandaRama Chandra Panda was a member of the 12th Orissa Legislative Assembly. He represented the Chatrapur constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party political party...
, an Indian politician - Sriram PandaSriram PandaSriram Panda is an Oriya Movie actor, director and a screenplay writer hailed from Nabarangpur, Orissa, India.-Life and career:Sriram Panda started his film career in Dhir Biswal's Dharitri directed by Nitai Palit in 1972, which was a great success at that time...
, and Indian actor, director and writer
Other uses
- Chinese Silver PandaChinese Silver PandaThe Chinese Silver Panda is a series of silver bullion coins issued by the People's Republic of China. The design of the panda is changed every year, and these are minted in different sizes and denominations, ranging from 0.5 troy oz...
, a silver coin - Chinese Gold PandaChinese Gold PandaThe Chinese Gold Panda is a series of gold bullion coins issued by the People's Republic of China. The official mint of the People's Republic of China introduced the Panda gold bullion coins in 1982. The panda design changes every year and the gold Panda coins come in different sizes and...
, a gold coin - PANDAS, an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections
- PANDA, the anti-Proton ANnihilation at DArmstadt, a future nuclear physics experiment at the Gesellschaft für SchwerionenforschungGesellschaft für SchwerionenforschungThe GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH in the Wixhausen suburb of Darmstadt, Germany is a federally and state co-funded heavy ion research center. The current director of GSI is Horst Stöcker who succeeded Walter F...
(GSI) laboratory in Germany - Panda, a schooner that was an American pirate slave runner, captured by HMS Curlew (Commander Trotter) in 1833