Bamboos are a family of grasses. Some bamboos grow very tall. And some grow very fast!
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Many bamboos grow in warm, wet tropical or subtropical climates. Others grow in temperate climates.
Bamboos are an important source of food for some animals …
Like pandas:
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And red pandas:
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And bamboo lemurs, too:
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Bamboo forests around the world are home to many other types of animals, plants, and fungi. This fungus is called bamboo fungus:
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Around the world, people use bamboo plants in lots of ways: for construction, food, fabric, and more!
Learn more about bamboo by checking out these other posts:
Let’s meet some bamboo and learn what makes these plants awesome!
Hello, I’m an eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus). I live in Madagascar and I like to eat bamboo! Would you like to color in a drawing of me? Learn more about this lovely lemur from the Duke Lemur Center: https://lemur.duke.edu/discover/meet-the-lemurs/eastern-lesser-bamboo-lemur *Mongabay Kids is not…
Give this bamboo-themed word scramble a go!
