Data on diet and growth by giant panda in zoo Negara, Malaysia
Dennis Ten Choon Yung,
Rohana Jani,
Ridza Azizi,
Mat Naim Ramli,
Yang Haidi,
Ahmad Nizam Zainudin,
Akmal Hadi Samsuddin,
Noor Hashida Hashim,
Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee,
Muhamad Aidil Zahidin,
Mohd Akmal Mohd Raffi,
Muhamad Safiih Lola,
Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Affiliations
Dennis Ten Choon Yung
Department of Wildlife and National Park Peninsular Malaysia, KM10, Jalan Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Department of Wildlife and National Park Peninsular Malaysia, KM10, Jalan Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rohana Jani
Department of Applied Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Department of Applied Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ridza Azizi
Department of Applied Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mat Naim Ramli
Veterinary Department, Zoo Negara Malaysia, Hulu Kelang, 68000, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Yang Haidi
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyen, China
Ahmad Nizam Zainudin
Veterinary Department, Zoo Negara Malaysia, Hulu Kelang, 68000, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Akmal Hadi Samsuddin
Veterinary Department, Zoo Negara Malaysia, Hulu Kelang, 68000, Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
Noor Hashida Hashim
Center of Matriculation Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohd Noor Afiq Ramlee
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
Muhamad Aidil Zahidin
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia; Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
Mohd Akmal Mohd Raffi
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
Muhamad Safiih Lola
Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah
Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia.
In this data article we present the determinations of the diet preference and growth of a pair of the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) from Zoo Negara Malaysia. Once considered as endangered, the captive giant pandas were given with nine species of local bamboo in separate indoor enclosures. We recorded data between May 25, 2014 and December 31, 2016 and analysed it based on food preference, the pattern toward food consumption and body weights using SPSS v25.0 (IBM, USA). Data on the bamboo preference, daily average bamboo provided and consumed, and factors predicting of body weight per individual are reported in this article. The data highlight correlation between panda growth (kg) to the part of bamboo consumed (kg) and exhibit the pattern of preferred part of food (i.e.: either the leaf, culm or shoots of bamboo variety) for panda consumptions. The food consumption toward the body weight was modelled using logistic regression analysis to help determine the pattern of food consumption and body weight of giant panda in the future and based on regression model 1, only consumed variable is significance to the model. Keywords: Giant panda, Captivity, Conservation-dependent species, Zoo negara
