todays topic...PANDA'S
GUI on PANDAS: (mainly all stolen from wikpedia)
Unlike many other animals in Ancient China, pandas were rarely thought to have medical uses. The only considered medical use was probably of panda urine, to melt needles accidentally swallowed in the throat
Loans of Giant Pandas to American and Japanese zoos formed an important part of the diplomacy of the People's Republic of China in the 1970s as it marked some of the first cultural exchanges between the PRC and the West. This practice has been termed "Panda Diplomacy".
By the year 1984, however, pandas were no longer used as agents of diplomacy. Instead, China began to offer pandas to other nations only on 10-year loans. The standard loan terms include a fee of up to US$1,000,000 per year and a provision that any cubs born during the loan are the property of the People's Republic of China. Since 1998, due to a WWF lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only allows a U.S. zoo to import a panda if the zoo can ensure that China will channel more than half of its loan fee into conservation efforts for wild pandas and their habitat.
By 2005, political tensions had eased between mainland China (People's Republic of China) and Taiwan (Republic of China), causing the mainland to suggest giving Taiwan two pandas as a diplomatic gift. This is met by polarized opinions from Taiwan
Giant pandas reproduce very slowly, and infant mortality is high. Growth is slow and pandas may not reach sexual maturity until they are five to seven years old. The mating season usually takes place from mid-March to mid-May. During this time, two to five males can compete for one female; the male with the highest rank gets the female. When mating, the female is in a crouching, head-down position as the male mounts from behind. Copulation time is short, ranging from thirty seconds to five minutes, but the male may mount repeatedly to ensure successful fertilization. Mating is also a very noisy time, accompanied by moaning, squealing and happiness.
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HFoC GUI panda info..
i have about 12 cuddley pandas, most of which have featured in some form in the HFoC vids
most have names, Smudge, Suzzie, Spikey, Spikette and many to be named..
anyways...post any information you have on things...and whatever..have fun
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2. We have yet to prove our ability to provide General Info! =p
3. Can we talk about pandas? =)
i have about 12 cuddley pandas, most of which have featured in some form in the HFoC vids
most have names, Smudge, Suzzie, Spikey, Spikette and many to be named..
...what about PANDARR* or pandastarr*? and there was another one with extra vowels...
But you could name one Cadillac, you know. If you wanted to...
pandastarr*! thats it i sadly couldnt find the thread it were in..
GUI, never hug a panda, the will crush you to death
baby Panda cam
somtimes you cant see it, so be patient... right now it is being super adorable curled up and sleeping in a pan...
THERE GOING TO EAT IT
crule girl =p
Ooooh. Dave's going to be mad. I thought you liked Dave.
well mabey not bestest...but we are buds
The boobies are a group of seabirds closely related to the gannets. They are large birds with long pointed wings and long bills.
Boobies hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. They have facial air sacs under their skin which cushion the impact with the water. Boobies normally lay one or more chalky blue eggs on the ground or sometimes in a tree nest. Their name is based on the Spanish slang term bubi, meaning "dunce".
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