If you know one thing about me from reading The Frisky, it’s that I am fanatically in love, if not outright obsessed, with pandas. So of course I have to share with you this video the San Diego Zoo filmed of Yun Zi’s second birthday party. Zookeepers brought Yun Zi an “ice cake” covered in frosting, bamboo leaves, yams, apples and carrots. Sounds disgusting to me, but he was so excited that he knocked it right over and started munching. Just like a human two-year-old! [Best Week Ever] Keep reading »
Is it possible for a pet to have an identity crisis? Behold, a pair of dogs who think they are pandas, thanks to a little hairdye from their owners. Normally, I’d say this was cruel … but do you see how freaking cute they are?
After the jump, a dog who thinks he’s a tiger. Keep reading »
“Keep calm and carry on” was a morale-raising British slogan during World War II that’s now stamped on everything from posters to cushions to chocolate bars. But if there’s one thing we love more than kitsch, it’s pandas! An Etsy seller named Steppie has printed a sweet panda bear’s face on American Apparel Ts and tanktops for a playful twist on the traditional message. Keep calm and carry on? We’d much rather keep calm and panda on.
What’s black and white and cute all over? Panda nail art! [RockerRepro.Tumblr.com] Keep reading »
Look, after a year of bringing great content to you, our Dear Frisky Readers, we feel like, you know, we would like something in return. Is it too much to ask all of you to pool your money and buy us a pair of baby red pandas? We’re sure they’re not cheap, but we really want them. So make it happen! Kisses. [The Daily What] Keep reading »
At first glance, this picture appears to be two pandas cuddling their adorable cub. But it’s actually two workers at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in China decked in panda garb, attempting to comfort and acclimate a four-month-old panda cub to the wild. Um, yes to all of that! [NYMag.com] Keep reading »
2010 is gonna be good. Like, really, really good. But it’s starting off on a sad note if you are a lover of panda bears. Tai Shan, the adorable panda bear born in the Smithsonian Zoo in Washington, DC, in 2005, is being extradited to China. Because even though he was born on American soil, he ain’t a citizen—China lends out its giant pandas to zoos around the world with the agreement that if the bears do the humpty dance and have a cub, the baby is theirs. Tai Shan was supposed to be shipped back to the motherland two years ago, but officials were able to stall until now. The little big guy will be taking off any day now. Sigh. [Examiner]
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In Taiwan, Taun Tuan and Yuan Yuan, two giant pandas who live at the Tapei Zoo, no longer seem to be on the same page in the bedroom. Hey, dry spells happen to the best of us, right? But this lack of panda action is particularly distressing because it’s almost mating season and the pressure to produce cubs is on. So, what to do to get these two back in the mood? The zookeepers are seeking advice from therapists. The verdict? Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan may be sick of each other. Doctors are suggesting that the couple spend some time apart, evaluate the relationship, and get back to together for mating season. Hopefully, at that point they will be so lonely (or horny) that they will be doing it like rabbits—who, incidentally, never seem to go through dry spells. If that doesn’t work, I’m thinking they should see other pandas, consider a polypanderous lifestyle, or check out some panda porn. Or perhaps everyone should just stop pressuring them to produce offspring? I know they are endangered and all, but maybe they need to work on their relationship before they bring a cub into the picture. [Newser] Keep reading »
Sure, all anyone is talking about these days relating to Washington, D.C., is the inauguration, but there are other things going on in our nation’s capital. Like giant pandas trying to make babies. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, two giant panda’s at the National Zoo, tried to mate throughout the day last Thursday without success. “Because competent mating did not occur,” a statement from the zoo said, vets had to insert some of Tian Tian’s semen into Mei Xiang’s uterus. You might be thinking that these kids just need a few more days of love-making, but, unfortunately, scientists believe giant pants are able to conceive only one or two days a year. And while the couple have successfully given birth to one baby panda, in 2005, they weren’t so lucky in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008. We’ll know in 90 to 185 days whether Mei Xiang is going to give birth. [Washington Post] Keep reading »
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