That’s the title of a new PBS series starting February 4th. (Check local listings, please.) The show features an up-close-and-REDONK look at these little knucklehead residents of China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Reunited And It Feels So Good
December 10, 2014 by
Momma Panda Juxiao has been busy developing her mad parenting skillz. When she had her triplets, she could only care for one at a time. For the last two weeks, she’s been able to handle two. Now the entire brood is all together- read more at NBC News.com!
Maybe Panda Boot Camp Isn’t for Me
December 8, 2014 by
(huff, puff) I can’t handle all this climbing! When do we get to the “rolling downhill” part of the training?
“♬ Shake It Off, Shake It Off ♫…”
December 3, 2014 by
Taylor Swift has the right idea for this Bebeh Panda, experiencing snow for the first time, sez Panda of Boredom.
Panda Tag Team Wrasslin’!
October 20, 2014 by
So you’re a caregiver and ya gotta give these Adorable Pandas their daily squirt of medicine or vitamins or something. What do you do when they decide to gang up on you?
You HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.
From Kristin W. “Sending along a video of a zookeeper trying to give medicine to two pandas. And I thought giving medicine to my cat was difficult!” As seen on Metro UK.
WHOA! What Was THAT?
October 14, 2014 by
Panda Population Is Now +3
August 13, 2014 by
Good news to all Panda Fanz! China announced yesterday the birth of very rare Panda Triplets!
The three cubs were born July 29 in Guangzhou.
Mom Panda Ju Xiao and the three unnamed little dudes are healthy.
Quoting the AP report, “The triplets were only the fourth known to have been born in the world through artificial breeding programs…”
“..and there are about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild, where they are critically endangered due to loss of habitat and low birth rates.”
From Liz L. and Smedley, as seen on SF Gate.com.
Cool Off With Da Mao
July 22, 2014 by
It’s hot everywhere, and it’s not coolin’ off anytime soon. So let’s take ya back to mid-February in snowy Toronto, where Da Mao The Panda displays his fine blorp form.
From Christel N.
Papier-Mâché Pandas Arrive In HK
June 12, 2014 by
Remember last month, we told you about artist Paulo Grangeon and his display of 1,600 papier-mâché pandas- one for each that lives in the wild today. The exhibit arrived in Hong Kong earlier in the week, so check it out if that happens to be your corner of the world!
From Arbroath and the South China Morning Post.
C.O. Classifieds: Panda Caretaker WANTED
May 16, 2014 by
Panda Sanctuary and Research Center desires someone to snorgle Pandas. Free room and board. Salary 32K/200,000 yuan/yr. Free SUV to drive. Must be at least 22 and in good physical shape. Must love pandas. Oh yes, position is in China.
We’re not kidding, guys. NBC News says “China’s Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Ya’an, Sichuan province just announced a competition for a one-year job as a “Panda Caretaker.” Eight runners-up win a three-day trip to panda-watch at the reserve. China Daily helpfully notes, “Your work has only one mission: spending 365 days with the pandas and sharing in their joys and sorrows.”
Sorrows? With a fleet of Pandas? Impossible.
I’m in. Who’s with me? The application is somewhere on this site.
Thanks to The Furrtographer for the teep.
