Posted on 12/27/2018 10:30:37 AM PST by ETL
The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, located in Washington, D.C., took to Facebook on Christmas Day to post a video of the panda rolling around in the fresh powder during the first snowfall of the season, which occurred in November, Fox 5 DC reported. ..."
Giant pandas, like Bei Bei, are native to China, according to Live Science. These fuzzy creatures are endangered; less than 2,000 live in the wild, according to the publication.
Bamboo is a giant panda’s go-to food, consuming an estimated 28 pounds each day, according to National Geographic, which added these bears are “skilled tree-climbers and efficient swimmers.”
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I see what you did there - and I liked it!
I believe we rent these pandas for about $1 mil per year....Maybe more by now.
the liberal’s response will be something like “Trump’s objection to climate change regulations cause giant panda to lose ability to walk”
Yahbut panda is an equal opportunity bear, half white and half black
From your linked article...
Pandas are very cute, but they don’t do much for their ecosystem, and they take away a lot of resources from other endangered plants and animals that support multitudes. Following is a transcript of the video.
Here’s a hot take — pandas are OVERRATED. Sure, they’re cute. SO cute that they show up in our logos, movies, and even on our feet. We’re obsessed! But every obsession has a dark side, and this one starts in China.
The Chinese government owns nearly all the giant pandas on earth. And American zoos will shell out up to $1 million a year to rent just one. Most sign 10-year “panda diplomacy” contracts, and if any baby cubs are born, they pay an additional one-time $400,000 baby tax.
That doesn’t even include extra costs like the bear’s enclosure, medical care, and mountains of bamboo. But zoos are far from going bankrupt over pandas. In 2012, attendance at the Edinburgh Zoo rose 51% after pandas arrived. And food and merchandise sales at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, nearly doubled from $5.5 million in 2000 to $10.3 million after their two pandas arrived in 2001.
While that money is great for the zoos, it’s not necessarily the best for the pandas. ...”
https://www.businessinsider.com/panda-most-overrated-animal-ever-2018-5
Geeeez looks like me just before I got married .... Was leaving a party early AM hours fell over a kids bike and rolled down a lawn to the end of a driveway....
“Trump makes cute bear sleep outside on ground and eat wood”
So... IF... IF... a panda can drink as much as an Irishman...
Even though we supposedly make money on the deal....I think it’s a bad deal. We need to OWN a couple Pandas. Tell China to stick it and see what they do.
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