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Title: Ah.....What this panda grow
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 31, 2007, 11:53:11 AM: What this panda grow
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 31, 2007, 11:54:03 AM: more
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 31, 2007, 11:54:50 AM: more
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 31, 2007, 11:55:36 AM: .
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on October 31, 2007, 11:56:06 AM: and finally
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Post by: Sarah (seldom_use) on October 31, 2007, 11:59:40 AM: they pics are fantastic michelle! i've never seen a wee baby panda before. can't believe how fuzzy it is in the first pics :rofl: looks nothing like a panda :rofl:
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Post by: hOrZa on October 31, 2007, 12:15:01 PM: Yes Fantastic :) much appreciated
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Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 12:18:21 PM: How cute is it!! Its amazing to think what that grows into!
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Post by: Millys Mum on October 31, 2007, 12:58:36 PM: :Luv:
I watched a great programme on a panda rescue. Pandas have 2 or 3 young but only feed 1 so what the rescue does is rotate the babies around and handfeed them inbetween, the mum nevers notices :evillaugh:
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Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 12:59:51 PM: I never knew that Millie, is that because the strongest will have the best chance of survival?
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Post by: Millys Mum on October 31, 2007, 13:12:49 PM: I assume thats why, if you only concieve one and something is amiss its no good, they are very slow breeders :(
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Post by: Beccles on October 31, 2007, 13:19:24 PM: Quote from: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 12:59:51 PM
I never knew that Millie, is that because the strongest will have the best chance of survival?

Something like that - as they grow the mum really only has the resources to care for one so the other twin or triplet will be left to die :'( - but there's no biological reason for it, there's nothing actually *wrong* with the other baby so it makes good sense with captive animals to intervene and increase the survival rate.
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Post by: SpecialRed on October 31, 2007, 13:23:18 PM: you learn something new everyday!
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 31, 2007, 13:58:35 PM: I just love pandas but they are so dumb :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by: Christine (Blip) on October 31, 2007, 14:30:06 PM: Apparently the mother pandas also have a tendency to roll on their young and squash them :(
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Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 31, 2007, 15:21:41 PM: definately dumb :(