The Interpreter Posted August 23, 2015 Posted August 23, 2015 TWO BABY GIANT PANDAS! http://m.voanews.com/a/2928933.html The next few days are critical. America's Zoo: The National Zoo. Washington, DC. 8 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 23, 2015 Author Posted August 23, 2015 If they live, at age four they go back to China. 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 25, 2015 Author Posted August 25, 2015 One of the two giant panda cubs is very sick and may not make it. Perhaps instinctively, mama bear has also rejected taking care of it. Quote
upstop Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 Oh no...that's so sad. I wonder if the zoo will try to nurse it to health? 1 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 25, 2015 Author Posted August 25, 2015 They are trying. Meanwhile, MaMa Giant Pandas in the wild would nurse one twin and abandon the other. The zoo had been trying to switch them out every four hours, successfully for a while. PETA, as only it can, is objecting, saying Mama should pick and the other should be left to die. My head hurts. 4 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 25, 2015 Author Posted August 25, 2015 See: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/25/peta-condemns-national-zoo-splitting-panda-twins/32337775/ 1 Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 ^Mine, too. There's just... no logic sometimes. They're not breeding dinosaurs, they're saving the lives of precious animals, which is 'supposed' to be their ... ahem ... prime "directive?" "Mission?" "Facade?" Where'd I put that Naproxin? 5 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 25, 2015 Author Posted August 25, 2015 They also conveniently forget the Giant Pandas are on loan from China. Doing as PETA wishes would doubtless result in their immediate recall. And rightly so. 3 Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I know. Trying to save infant giant pandas is pretty freakin' ethical treatment if you ask me! 2 Quote
upstop Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Good Lord.... I wonder what their true motive is? I read a story where they abducted a dog feom someones porch and it was later euthanized before the owners could locate the animal. Nefarious organization. 3 Quote
Diamondback96 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 I think their motive is to remove all human interference with animals. While I do understand that, it's just not possible now. The least we can do is try to repair what we've done. Wait, would that be the most we should do? I'm confused. Thanks, Terp. 3 Quote
WindingSon Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 https://twitter.com/NationalZoo/status/636614118330372096 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/26/giant-panda-cub-dead-smithsonian-national-zoo/32418851/?csp=breakingnews Quote
upstop Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 :'( so sad to read this. Hopfully the remaining panda will grow up to be strong. It always amazes me that animals can sense that some thing is wrong with their offspring. 2 Quote
Tanna Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/26/giant-panda-cub-dead-smithsonian-national-zoo/32418851/?csp=breakingnews Poor panda. I recall Knute the polar bear was rejected by his mother, and a trainer stepped in and took over. 1 Quote
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