Why are giant pandas called "giant" pandas? are there such things as "regular" o

i was wonderin this while i was at the zoo today.

Why are giant pandas called "giant" pandas? are there such things as "regular" or "small" pandas?norton antivirus 2007

There is a red panda that in shape size and marking is very similar to the American raccoon. They are red in color however kind of rusty color actually.

Why are giant pandas called "giant" pandas? are there such things as "regular" or "small" pandas?product key

There are different types of pandas, like the red panda, etc. Giant pandas have giant heads in comparison to other bears such as polar, grizzly, brown, etc. I taught a unit on bears a few years ago. I don't remember if it was said that panda's heads are a 1/3 of their body, but something like that. Also, I discovered that pandas weren't really classified as bears afterall.
I'm not sure, but I think it's because the original chinese people found it, and had never seen something that was quite as large. So basically, it's just a panda, but I don't think there are any other big bears in china, so they called it a "giant" panda. The males can weigh up to 600 lbs. I suppose it could be named after someone, and then said that it was just a giant version of it. You know, maybe there was a very respectable man or woman, and (s)he died, so they believed that when (s)he went into the afterlife, (s)he would be turned into an animal. A large animal. And that man or woman was named Panda, so when they found the giant panda, they just named it after someone named Panda and put Giant in front of it.