Pandas

(TrendHunter.com) Just what do you get a panda on its birthday? You could start with maybe a nice bamboo plant, and a gift certificate to a bamboo plant emporium. If you were attending this panda birthday party, you may…  

ABC OnlineAussie, Chinese officials urge pandas to reproduceThe Associated PressThe two pandas had been living at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Breeding Center in Ya'an City in southwestern Sichuan province, after the Wolong Giant Panda ...Giant pandas find refuge down underSideways NewsPandas welcome an invitation-only affairABC OnlinePandas feast while dignitaries celebrateSydney Morning HeraldAdelaidenow -Xinhuaall 221 news articles »  

Genome mapping showing that pandas may prefer a bamboo-based diet because they can't taste meat could unlock secrets to ensuring the survival ... experience savory flavors such as meat and other high-protein foods, may have turned them to a strict ...  

FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, June 10, 2008, two pandas play at China Conservative and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, China's southwest Sichuan province. Ten giant panda cub...  

TEN pandas from southwest China's Sichuan Province will soon arrive at Shanghai's two zoos in a promotional coup for the organizers of the city's 2010 World Expo. The four males and six females would stay for...  

Chinese scientists have shown that panda genetics are surprisingly similar to a dog's.Scientists from the Beijing Genomics Institute finished sequencing the giant panda genome in October last year but a detailed genome map was only recently completed, Xinhua news agency said.The report  

With the National Zoo losing its panda, here's a list of other pandas to visit. Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Giant Panda - United States - Government - Washington DC  

In this photo supplied by Adelaide Zoo, Australia's Governor General Quentin Bryce observes male giant panda Wang Wang after the official opening of the panda exhibit at the Adelaide Zoo, Australia, o...  

Sydney Morning HeraldIt's giant panda-moniumSydney Morning HeraldBear essentials... female giant panda Funi arrived at Adelaide Zoo yesterday, with her mate Wang Wang. Photo: AAP CHINESE giant pandas Wang Wang and Funi ...City closing in on giant panda dealToronto SunChina to send two pandas to AustraliaThe Associated PressPanda base in NW China closed amid A/H1N1 scareXinhuaReuters -Times of India -Suomen Kuvalehtiall 643 news articles »  

Giant Panda ProtectionCRIENGLISH.comThe giant panda is loved universally. And I think people in Australia must be very happy these days since China has sent them two pandas as a good will ...  

Giant pandas are more endangered than ever since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake... 23 percent of the pandas' habitat in the study area was destroyed, and fragmentation of the remaining habitat could hinder panda reproduction.  

With Reverse Panda Syndrome: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/giant-panda-genome/ The panda genome gives clues to understanding the panda’s strict bamboo diet. It turns out that pandas have mutations in two copies of a taste gene called T1R1, which encodes a protein that senses the savory taste of meats, cheeses, broths and other high-protein foods. These mutations may have robbed pandas of [...]  

Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): An American girl, who sneezes up to 12,000 times a day, has been given an official diagnosis, with doctors saying that she is suffering from PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus). According to WAVY-TV, Lauren Johnson, 12, from Virginia, had started sneezing constantly throughout the day after suffering a bad [...]  

BUENGCHAWARK, Thailand -- For aquarium worker Kamla Maneegan, painting baby crocodiles to look like crowd-pleasing giant pandas is more than just a job -- it's a point of national pride. Ever since a pair of pandas on loan from China gave birth to a ...  

Washington PostWith the National Zoo Losing its Giant Panda, Here's 16 Other Places to Visit ...ABC NewsThe San Diego Zoo is home to four pandas: female Bai Yun and male Gao Gao, who are the parents of several pandas including Su Lin and Zhen Zhen who are both ...Popular giant panda goes home to ChinaWashington TimesIn Pictures: 'Washington DC's giant panda Tai Shan'Monsters and Critics.comZoo To Announce Giant Panda Is Leaving For...