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Hungry pandas
By Ann | March 3, 2010
I can’t get enough of this news story. Apparently, a hungry wild panda broke into the pig pen of some neighboring Sichuan farmers and started gorging on their leftover pork ribs! This story is amazing to me because: A) Pandas are herbivores; their diet is mostly composed of bamboo. B) There are very, very few pandas left in the wild — less than 2,000 according to a 2004 WWF study. C) Someone managed to catch this on tape?!
I’m no panda expert, but I have visited and written about the Chengdu Panda Reserve in China’s Sichuan province twice. While I was there in 2005, I even made a new friend.
This panda is named Lingling and his handlers kept him quiet during the photo shoot by feeding him a steady stream of bamboo shoots. Who knew he would have preferred barbecue?
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March 3rd, 2010 at 6:35 pm
The panda is very cult.
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Sorry, I mean cute.
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:07 pm
But really, given the choice, who wouldn’t prefer barbecue? These are right-thinking pandas, I say!
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:24 pm
have you ever met anyone from sichuan that would turn down something edible?
long live pork-eating pandas!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:11 pm
It just shows that even Pandas can’t resist spicy and “ma” (numbing) Sichuan ribs.
March 4th, 2010 at 5:29 am
That panda looks like cookie monster! Hilarious!
March 4th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Did you offer your friend a bib or a napkin? Goodness gracious!
March 4th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Ann,
I sat across from you at Shakespeare and Co. Monday night and was pleased to have met you. I have not only signed up for your blog, but I bought your book! Looking forward to reading more from you!
March 5th, 2010 at 5:28 am
Update: I have recently learned that pandas are omnivores. According to my source (Facebook), they have been spotted eating dead animals because they’re too lazy to hunt.
Cheryl in STL — It was lovely meeting you on Monday and I feel honored that you are reading Kitchen Chinese! I truly hope you enjoy it. Thank you for stopping by the blog and for leaving a comment. I’m thrilled to hear from you!
March 5th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Camille has got it!! This guy definitely looks like Cookie Monster! that is tooooo cute. Kitchen Chinese has me curious about all things Chinese (and mainly craving some good noodles).