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Title: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: thundley4 on December 06, 2010, 06:16:42 PM: Quote
My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure: Why scientists are dressing up to fool bear cubs

It gives a whole new meaning to pandering to the kids.
But in this case itâ€™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.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336070/Why-Chinese-scientists-dressing-Panda-suits-fool-bear-cubs.html#ixzz17NeIPAoK

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/06/article-1336070-0C5D86AE000005DC-729_634x401.jpg)

I can support these "furries".
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: JohnnyReb on December 06, 2010, 06:20:05 PM: I thought for sure this was going to be about UGP mother.
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: true_blood on December 06, 2010, 07:03:10 PM: I nominate this panda.
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: bijou on December 07, 2010, 10:39:31 AM: (http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/06/article-1291638388975-0C5D875F000005DC-815871_466x330.jpg)

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The four-month-old cub is the first to be trained for reintroduction into the wild by the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province, China.
A Giant Panda proves to be remarkably adept at removing lids. (AP) A Giant Panda proves to be remarkably adept at removing lids. (AP)

But for the baby panda to be reintroduced successfully, the cubâ€™s environment must have absolutely no human influence, which is where the panda outfits come in.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/849530-panda-costumes-used-to-fool-four-month-old-cub#ixzz17Rdok7XZ

Finally, furries can get paid for dressing up! :lmao:
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: littlelamb on December 07, 2010, 10:47:04 AM: Put a help wanted ad up at the DUmp and they will have it filled within a hour :whistling:
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: njpines on December 07, 2010, 11:29:07 AM: Quote from: littlelamb on December 07, 2010, 10:47:04 AM
Put a help wanted ad up at the DUmp and they will have it filled within a hour :whistling:

It would be panDUmonium! :-)
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: bijou on December 07, 2010, 11:31:29 AM: Quote from: njpines on December 07, 2010, 11:29:07 AM
It would be panDUmonium! :-)
That pun was un-bear-able. :-)
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: thundley4 on December 07, 2010, 11:34:15 AM: This whole thread has me bamboozled.
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: littlelamb on December 07, 2010, 11:36:30 AM: Atleast this story doesn't have a grizzly ending like some of them
Title: Re: My mum swears she's a panda, but I'm not sure
Post by: Boudicca on December 09, 2010, 05:11:57 PM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on December 06, 2010, 06:20:05 PM
I thought for sure this was going to be about UGP mother.

:hammer: :rotf:
Seriously, if UGP's mother is normal, think of how devastated she must be to have spawned this-and here my mind blanks on how to describe UGP.