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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Atlanta Zoo) The wristbones of the giant panda are elongated & act as thumbs for holding stalks of this food, its primary diet

These snack "nuts" bear the name of a vegetable that also grows in a pod

This animal, the chief sustenance of the Plains Indians, was nearly extinct by 1880

In 1918 as many as 2 million Japanese participated in riots spurred by the high price of this

The Reformation caused shortages of this sweet stuff by closing monasteries that raised bees for votive candle wax

The WWII "K" type of these Army portions, packed by Wrigley's, included meat, sugar &, of course, gum

In the 1840s a type of fungus wiped out these in Ireland, leading to widespread famine

Top a crisp tortilla with refried beans, meat, lettuce, tomatoes & cheese & you've got this Mexican salad

(Sarah of the Clue Crew follows her meal with a chaser in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.) By Mexican law, this potent potable must be made with at least 51% agave; the rest is often sugar cane

This superpremium ice cream with a fake Danish name was introduced in the 1920s by a man in the Bronx