Table 4 Water turnover in giant pandas measured with doubly labeled water at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China.
From: Metabolic rates of giant pandas inform conservation strategies
Studbook Number | Sex | Mass (kg) | Season | Water loss (kg/day) | Water Turnover (%/day) | Total Body Water (%) | Half Life (day) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
467 | M | 132.0 | W | 16.93 | 16.93 | 75.7 | 2.95 |
491 | F | 102.0 | W | 8.89 | 13.13 | 66.4 | 3.81 |
649 | M | 114.0 | S | 12.76 | 15.56 | 72.0 | 3.21 |
467 | M | 136.0 | S | 19.22 | 20.53 | 68.8 | 2.44 |
574 | M | 138.0 | S | 21.08 | 21.97 | 69.5 | 2.28 |
630 | M | 122.0 | S | 11.77 | 15.20 | 63.4 | 3.29 |
540 | M | 132.0 | S | 17.99 | 18.85 | 72.3 | 2.65 |