What is the function of its short and wide tail?
The Giant pandas tail is very short. There is a hairless patch at the bottom of the tail, which has many glands densely distributed in it. The rest of the tail is covered with long fluffy hair, making it look big and fatty. The tail often presses close to the body, forming a protective cover for its glands, anus and vulvae. When tail glands, anal glands and vulvae produce secretions, the tail is also used as a brush to spread the secretion as information marks.
