Now new research suggests that the mole's second thumb, just like the Giant panda's, is a fake.

BBC: Mystery of mole's second thumb solved

Coming in second behind Fox is Po, the panda from Kung Fu Panda who was voiced by Jack Black.

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Other Asian species which depend on bamboo for food or for shelter include the red panda and the world's second smallest bat, the lesser bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pachypus), which is 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) long.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | UN alert on threat to wild bamboo