Why are pandas black and white? Science offers an answer.

The researchers discovered that the coloring could be tied to two main functions: crypsis (camouflage) and communication. The researchers realized that, unlike some other types of bears, pandas have to be active year-round without hibernation. The scarceness of bamboo, the only food pandas are capable of digesting, means that pandas need to be able to cross a wide range of habitats in search of a meal, from dense, warm rainforests to snowy, mountainous regions. The white parts of their fur helps pandas to blend in with snowy surroundings, and the black portions help them hide in shady forests.  http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0305/Why-are-pandas-black-and-white-Science-offers-an-answer?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2803-06-2017%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170306_Newsletter:%20Daily&utm_term=Daily
Article courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor by Weston Williams