Editing Giant panda (section)

===Interspecific interactions===

Although adult giant pandas have few natural predators other than humans, young cubs are vulnerable to attacks by [[snow leopard]]s, [[yellow-throated marten]]s,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Sheng |last2=McShea |first2=William J. |last3=Wang |first3=Dajun |last4=Gu |first4=Xiaodong |last5=Zhang |first5=Xiaofeng |last6=Zhang |first6=Li |last7=Shen |first7=Xiaoli |date=October 2020 |title=Retreat of large carnivores across the giant panda distribution range |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1260-0 |journal=Nature Ecology & Evolution |language=en |volume=4 |issue=10 |pages=1327–1331 |doi=10.1038/s41559-020-1260-0 |pmid=32747773 |bibcode=2020NatEE...4.1327L |issn=2397-334X|url-access=subscription }}</ref> eagles, feral dogs, and the [[Asian black bear]]. Sub-adults weighing up to {{cvt|50|kg}} may be vulnerable to predation by [[Chinese leopard|leopard]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lai |first1=Xin-Lei |last2=Zhou |first2=Wen-Liang |last3=Gao |first3=Hua-Lei |last4=Wang |first4=Meng |last5=Gao |first5=Kai |last6=Zhang |first6=Bao-Wei |last7=Wei |first7=Fu-Wen |last8=Nie |first8=Yong-Gang |date=2020-05-18 |title=Impact of sympatric carnivores on den selection of wild giant pandas |journal=Zoological Research |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=273–280 |doi=10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.027 |issn=2095-8137 |pmc=7231472 |pmid=32279465}}</ref>

Giant pandas are [[Sympatry|sympatric]] with other large mammals and bamboo feeders, such as the [[takin]] (''Budorcas taxicolor''). The takin and giant panda share a similar [[ecological niche]], and they consume the same resources. When competition for food is fierce, pandas disperse to the outskirts of takin distribution. Other possible competitors include but is not limited to, the [[Wild boar|Eurasian wild pig]] (''Sus scrofa''), [[Chinese goral]] (''Naemorhedus griseus'') and the [[Asian black bear]] (''Ursus thibetanus''). Giant pandas avoid areas with a mid-to-high density of livestock, as they depress the vegetation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=Fang |last2=McShea |first2=William J. |last3=Wang |first3=Dajun |last4=Li |first4=Sheng |date=June 2015 |title=Shared resources between giant panda and sympatric wild and domestic mammals |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.032 |journal=Biological Conservation |volume=186 |pages=319–325 |doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.032 |bibcode=2015BCons.186..319W |issn=0006-3207|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The [[Qinghai-Tibet plateau|Tibetan Plateau]] is the only known area where both giant and [[red panda]]s can be found. Although sharing near-identical ecological niches, competition between the two species has rarely been observed. Nearly 50% of their respective distribution overlaps, and successful [[Coexistence theory|coexistence]] is achieved through distinct habitat selection.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Feng |first1=Bin |last2=Bai |first2=Wenke |last3=Fan |first3=Xueyang |last4=Fu |first4=Mingxia |last5=Song |first5=Xinqiang |last6=Liu |first6=Jingyi |last7=Qin |first7=Weirui |last8=Zhang |first8=Jindong |last9=Qi |first9=Dunwu |last10=Hou |first10=Rong |date=April 2023 |title=Species coexistence and niche interaction between sympatric giant panda and Chinese red panda: A spatiotemporal approach |journal=Ecology and Evolution |language=en |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=e9937 |doi=10.1002/ece3.9937 |issn=2045-7758 |pmc=10121233 |pmid=37091556|bibcode=2023EcoEv..13E9937F }}</ref>