In China, waving a flag with a panda on it was used to stop a battle and to call for a truce. A disastrous earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan Province, China, claimed many human lives. In China, the emperors kept pandas as pets. Pandas kept bad spirits away. They thought that pandas were magical. Pandas have thick fur to keep them warm. How to say panda in chinese is 'da xiong mao.' Pandas can swim. Pandas poop 28 kgs a day. Pandas have six toes. Pandas like to lick copper and iron. Pandas sleep 2-4 hours in the middle of eating. Pandas communicate with sound and smell. They are in the ursidae family... Some captive pandas would fake pregnancy in order to get attention and better treatment.