These next few images show the arrival of a panda cub circa 1937. (A news worthy event, then and now.) The Bronx Zoo had pandas in the 1940s, so this might be where this footage was taken. |
Monday, September 17, 2012
The News Parade #10 (From Eric Beheim)
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Perfect timing for this entry as....
The National Zoo’s female giant
panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub
Sunday night, sparking a new wave of
"Panda Mania" in Washington seven
years after the zoo’s only other cub
was born in 2005. The new cub was
born at 10:46 p.m.
The Bronx Zoo had Pandas, on loan to be sure, within the past 15-20 years, They had great decorations on the way to see the them. I believe they were exhibited in the same enclosure that the prior Pandas were shown.
Richard Reynolds we await your valued comments.
Paul
The last time that there were giant
pandas at the Bronx Zoo was in 1987
2 were there for only 6 months
Sorry Paul that was 25 years ago
Boy oh boy how time flies
I think a good portion of our debt to
China is due to these panda rentals
Prior to the 87 rental a pair came
over in 41 & 1 of them died in 45
& the other 1 died in 51 (that had
to be the 1 I saw in my youth)
Chic, Good Lord, It was way back then. Ouch, but thanks for being sorry...and we won't discuss the Platypus special exhibit, pay extra.
Seems like time flies whether you're having fun or not.
Best, Paul
"OR NOT" is the correct answer Paul
I also remember the tiny platypus &
recall saying "is that all there is"
Got to see a much better exhibit in
Sydney's Taronga zoo with several
of them but they were no bigger
Although the headline reads Tibet
the information I was able to find
mentions that they have only ever
been in central China
(way off topic but what the hell)
The platypus & the echidna are the
only egg laying mammals & they are
only indigenous of Australia (or
do you have some in New Zealand
Henry & how are you doing)
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