Red Pandas Can Stand Up

I did not know these dudes could stand up. SO CUTE!

New Yorkers, you can see a red panda IN PERSON at the Central Park Zoo. After going a few times and never seeing one, I was pretty discouraged. But the last time I went one was just hangin' in a tree eating some leaves and it was SO CLOSE! It ruled.

The zoo peeps will be giving the pandas "bamboo goodies" every Saturday and Sunday in December at 1:30 pm. Other animals get presents too. So awes. Second only to when animals get pumpkins at Halloween. That is my fave.

Thanks to Brad for the tip!

Ultimate Snuggle

At the Wolong Nature Reserve in Chengdu, China, you can spend 5 minutes hugging a panda for a mere $130.

Totally worth it.

Panda ATTACK!

"Panda Attacks Man Who Wanted a Cuddle"? Ugh, best headline ever.

I love this quote:

"Yangyang was so cute and I just wanted to cuddle him," Liu was quoted as saying from his hospital bed. "I didn't expect he would attack."

I totally sympathize with this kid. I mean, obvs jumping into a panda enclave at a zoo is all kinds of stupid. But they look so SOFT!