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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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Where can I pet a panda in China?

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

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I want to pet a panda just once

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Pandas are my favorite animal. zoos have pandas (Washington DC zoo and Zoo Atlanta). Obviously they normally don’t let visitors close up to animals but it’s my dream to pet a panda just once. For safety issues, I’d prefer the panda to be in a cage. I wanna feel their fur.

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Birding Wolongshan, Sichuan, China

10,000 Birds

The first stop was Wolongshan, a place known more for its giant pandas than its birds. I do not mind pandas much as long as they do not stand in front of interesting birds, blocking my view, so this was not really an obstacle. Capitalism with Chinese characteristics. Well, yes.

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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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Miracle Babies; Pandas and Leopards

4 The Love Of Animals

We’ll see ambitious programs to save diverse species from the outback of Australia, the savannahs of East Africa, the Brazilian Amazon and some of the most successful zoo breeding programs in the world. Miracle Babies: Baby Pandas. Meanwhile, at Whipsnade Zoo in the U.K., Tuesday, September 13, at 8P ET/PT.

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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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