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Birding Wolongshan, Sichuan, China

10,000 Birds

With travel restrictions still in place, going on a birding trip outside of China is still not a practical option. Fortunately, China itself has a large number of bird species and habitats. The first stop was Wolongshan, a place known more for its giant pandas than its birds. Another time, I even saw some chicks.

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Where can I pet a panda in China?

Reddit Animals

​ The few americans zoos that had pandas never let people touch the pandas. Are there places in China that allow you to volunteer to care for them and in exchange, get to pet them? I have heard of "panda nannies" submitted by /u/PandasHaveSex [link] [comments]

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Were the pandas poorly treated by Edinburgh zoo?

Reddit Animals

I remember reading about them as a huge hit but saw an article today saying that Tian Tian (the female) was recalled to China and retired because she developed a fear of people likely due to being on display for so long in the zoo. Wondering if anyone has further information or insight around this?

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Pandas are so cute and I wanna pet them

Reddit Animals

It sucks that most sanctuaries in China don't allow you to have a personal encounter with pandas. All I want is to pet a panda just once submitted by /u/PandasHaveSex [link] [comments]

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Why are there more pandas in nature reserves than in zoos?

Reddit Animals

​ In China, more panda are living in nature reserves than in zoos. If they are living in nature reserves, then people have a hard time seeing them. The only way to see them would be to actively track them down submitted by /u/IgotSmallPenis [link] [comments]

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Panda Bites Tourist in China

Critter News

It's the third visitor the panda has bitten. Maybe the Beijing Zoo should start protecting the panda more so it doesn't have to protect itself from these idiots. Tags: zoos pandas china. The tourist was trying to retrieve his child's toy. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

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“FedEx Panda Express” Brings Giant Pandas to France

4 The Love Of Animals

Two giant pandas made their way from China to ZooParc de Beauval in France today. FedEx Express donated services to transport the giant pandas in a special plane named the “FedEx Panda Express”! Currently, conservationists estimate that only 1,600 pandas remain in the wild.

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