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My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure: Why scientists are dressing up to fool bear cubs
DailyMail ^
Posted on 12/07/2010 8:35:54 PM PST by nuconvert
It gives a whole new meaning to pandering to the kids.
But in this case it’s a matter of survival.
Chinese conservationists are dressing up in fluffy panda costumes as they help prepare captive-born cubs to live in the wild.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: china; pandas
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12/07/2010 8:36:02 PM PST
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nuconvert
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12/07/2010 8:45:22 PM PST
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Tribune7
(The Democrat Party is not a political organization but a religious cult.)
To: nuconvert
I’ve alway heard that Panda’s sometimes kill/maul rural chinese folks, but the gov’t censors it in order to promote the panda as the Chinese symbol. I don’t know if it’s just a myth or what. I know the zoo keepers have to be careful around them.
Freegards
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12/07/2010 8:46:32 PM PST
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Ransomed
To: Ransomed
Well yeah... they are wild animals... my dog got attacked by an opossum... and a moose bit my sister.
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12/07/2010 9:43:51 PM PST
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Porterville
( I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum)
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12/07/2010 10:51:54 PM PST
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eclecticEel
(Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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