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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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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

10,000 Birds

The Great Parrotbill recently unsuccessfully petitioned to be renamed to Giant Parrotbill, citing the panda example as proof of the benefits of having this name. Hemoglobin is a key molecule in transporting oxygen from the lungs to the individual cells requiring it for their metabolism.

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