Thus, why I believe in the right to keep and arm bears...
Posted on 09/20/2006 7:18:33 AM PDT by Brilliant
A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal's back, state media said Wednesday.
Zhang Xinyan, from the central province of Henan, drank four jugs of beer at a restaurant near the zoo before visiting Gu Gu the panda on Tuesday, the Beijing Morning Post said.
"He felt a sudden urge to touch the panda with his hand," and jumped into the enclosure, the newspaper said.
The panda, who was asleep, was startled and bit Zhang, 35, on the right leg, it said. Zhang got angry and kicked the panda, who then bit his other leg. A tussle ensued, the paper said.
"I bit the fellow in the back," Zhang was quoted as saying in the newspaper. "Its skin was quite thick."
Other tourists yelled for a zookeeper, who got the panda under control by spraying it with water, reports said. Zhang was hospitalized.
Newspaper photographs showed Zhang lying on a hospital bed with blood-soaked bandages and a seam of stitches running down his leg.
The Beijing Youth Daily quoted Zhang as saying that he had seen pandas on television and "they seemed to get along well with people."
"No one ever said they would bite people," Zhang said. "I just wanted to touch it. I was so dizzy from the beer. I don't remember much."
Ye Mingxia, a spokeswoman for the Beijing Zoo, confirmed the incident happened but would not give any details. She said Gu Gu was "healthy."
"We're not considering punishing him now," Ye said in a telephone interview. "He's suffered quite a bit of shock."
Somehow, I knew, beer was involved............
Hold my beer alert if there ever was one.
I added it to the keywords.
;-)
"No one ever said they would bite people..."
Sounds like it's the government's fault then.
At least the bear wasn't driving a car.
"Hey you! Out of the gene pool! Oops--too late..."
Ye Mingxia, a spokeswoman for the Beijing Zoo, confirmed the incident happened but would not give any details. She said Gu Gu was "healthy."
"We're not considering punishing him now," Ye said in a telephone interview. "He's suffered quite a bit of shock."
Indeed, the guy must have tasted terrible! Poor Panda!
The Chinese are smart enough to realize it's not the poor panda's fault; if someone is dumb enough to do such a thing he will get exactly what he deserves.
Even the most hide-bound Fundamentalist must realize there is quite a lot of truth in the Darwin Awards.
The bear then growled something that sounded similar to the word "democracy" and was subsequently shot.
Thus, why I believe in the right to keep and arm bears...
There. Fixed.
"That makes me a sad panda."
"Its skin was quite thick."
But not as thick as his skull.
USA: Four roast chickens and a Diet Coke
CHINA: Four Jugs of Beer and a Panda
That stupid panda got what it deserves.
stupid panda.
Ha! Except, I imagine, you would look forward to the bite!
Gu Gu go chew...
ping
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