Pandas are sad in a way. The reason why they're marked the way they are with black and white is so they can avoid one another in the wild.
How can it be sadder than this? Idiot chinese people spray painting their chow chows to look like a panda. Idiots! well i guess its better than eating them.
I was at one of these panda research bases in China in November. Going from never seeing a live panda in person, to seeing ~75 from new borns to adults is something I'll never forget. I saw the largest number of panda cubs ever bred in captivity - 8 little footballs.
You could hold the panda cubs if you were willing to pony up the cash. I don't remember the cost, but I think it was hundreds of dollars.
I think I went to the same place as you (It was in Chendu). I think it cost me $100to hold the panda for like 20 seconds and get a bunch of photos. Probably wasn't worth the $100 but I thought it was pretty cool.
Steve, how about you exchange those Pandas for the Canadians held in China's jails for their humanitarian activism?
I'll admit to not knowing anything about this, but if a Canadian citizen goes to another country to protest against that government and gets locked up for it is it really our problem?
Surely they knew that ending up in jail was a very real possibility when dealing with a government like the Chinese.
Please enlighten me if I am being totally ignorant though, as I said I'm not familiar with this.
I'll admit to not knowing anything about this, but if a Canadian citizen goes to another country to protest against that government and gets locked up for it is it really our problem?
Surely they knew that ending up in jail was a very real possibility when dealing with a government like the Chinese.
Please enlighten me if I am being totally ignorant though, as I said I'm not familiar with this.
Huseyincan Celil worked to promote human rights in China in the 1990s. He was forced to flee and the UN and Canada gave him refugee status. He became a Canadian citizen. He went back to Uzbekistan to get the rest of his family out but Uzbekistan deported him back to China where he was given a life sentence.
I swear to god we had a cassette tape growing up that was from when the pandas were at the Calgary Zoo. It was some really bad song about Panda Magic at the Zoo in Cal-ga-ree. Anyone else have one of these?
Yeah, I remember that song from the commercial.
There was a line about Panda-monium. And also something like "so if you / Pan-da see them / blah blah blah."
I wish the US would get its collective heads our of it's you know what. I would much rather we trade and strengthen a country that shares a similar moral compass to us.
Before I get flamed with Gitmo references, you can forget it. The US and China are two totally different beasts. If I had to choose between the way lesser of two evils, I know which one I'd pick 10/10 times.
Also, to be clear, I am referencing their government, and not the people of China.
I'm quite confused as to why our Prime Minister is putting his time & effort into securing zoo animals. I get the diplomatic relations angle... but come on... it's zoo animals.
Couldn't they have arranged a game of softball or artist exchange or something? Or baring that at least something entertaining, like an Iron Chef cook off!
But hey, Harper is busy ensuring kids will be able to go see a real life sad panda.
It is like capt Kirk being involved with a landing party........
A male panda, Er Shun, and a female panda, Ji Li, will arrive in Toronto in 2013. Their names in English mean Double Smooth and Successful Achievement.
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Today I spray painting my kids to look like pandas......then starting next week, I'll be putting them to work for about 17 hours per day to make panda related products that will be sold on the streets for a fair price
