According to the cousin who visited back in 2006, you are allowed to go up and hug a panda if you pay an extra fee. You bet your sweet ass that I'll be forking over good money for this shit. I'm gonna video this, put it on my ipod, work computer, blog, phone, facebook, etc etc so I can relive this joyful moment for years to come.
The Wolong Panda Reserve is located in Sichuan province, an area that was devastated by the big Chengdu earthquake in 2008. I'll admit it, when I heard about the panda reserve being affected, I followed the story closely as I was very worried about the well-being of these lovable bears. Maybe even more closely than how it affected people. 6 pandas roamed off the premises and all but 1 was found. They eventually found the body of Mao Mao (I think it means Kitty Kitty). She was crushed in rubble when the earthquake triggered a landslide that destroyed the pens that she was in. I was pretty bummed. There are less than 1,600 pandas alive in the world, so each one is precious!
This is a video about the cubs at Wolong Panda Reserve. How friggin cute is that??? I LURRRRV the one that slides down and gets a faceful of panda butt and grins broadly! AAAAH!! Soooo sooooo cute!!! Oh but I do so love the chubby one that waddles and has to go umph to push down the slide. His butt with the bushy tail is so friggin cute.
The sister, niece, mom and I are gonna make some panda friends. How jealous are you????
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