Posts tagged "PandaCub"

Things Giant Pandas Are Known for: eating bamboo, being adorable

Things Giant Pandas Aren't Known for: high sex drives, physical grace

Nope, pandas aren't the most agile of Earth's creatures. They're big and slow, waddly, floppity, oafish even. Hey, panda, we admire your effort, but you shouldn't try to that again. You don't know your own species very well, do you?

Who even put a rocking horse there to begin with? It seems cruel. They had to know what the outcome would be. Were they intentionally trying to humiliate our cuddly buddy? Let's face it, pandas falling down on their butts is super cute for us, but the panda can't feel too great about himself. Mercifully, the camera pans away momentarily while our furry friend regains his feed and, hopefully, some of his dignity.

Break out the bamboo; it's time to celebrate! Our friends at MyDaily report that Zoo Atlanta's giant panda, Lun Lun, gave birth to her third cub this morning just after 5:30 a.m. The first cub, Mei Lan, was born in 2006, and Xi Lan was born in 2008. We are sure that Yang Yang, the father of all three, couldn't be more proud.

No photos or videos of the panda cub have been released, but that doesn't make this news any less monumental. The baby is the only giant panda cub born in a U.S. zoo this year!

MyDaily also included this classic panda video which we had to repost. There's no way the mama's reaction to her little baby's sneeze won't crack you up, even if you've seen this video a thousand times.



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Researchers in China recently made an exciting (and adorable) discovery when they found a brown giant-panda cub.

Giant pandas are found only in China and already among the most endangered species on the planet. But brown giant pandas, which have brown fur instead of the normal black, are far more rare. This is only the fifth brown giant panda ever recorded, reports PeoplePets.

The panda cub, which is just two months old and has yet to open its eyes or walk, was found in the Foping Giant Panda Reserve in Shaanxi Province, which, according to China Daily, is the same place the first giant brown panda was discovered back in 1985.

This new cub's mother is black and white, like most giant pandas. And the first giant brown panda, Dandan, gave birth to three black and white pandas (all of whom died at a young age, sadly). Experts still don't understand why some pandas are born with the more unusual brown markings. Maybe this fuzzy new addition will help shed more light on the subject!

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