Panda Play

Red pandas playing in the snow at the Cincinnati Zoo–and don’t ask me how they came to be called pandas. Note the unusual, almost unheard-of, black bellies. Most animals are dark on top and light on the bottom. Red pandas don’t conform!

Curtain Call: Red Pandas

They’re as tumbly as puppies and as cute as kittens–baby red pandas. I don’t know, to me they look like plush toys come to life. I wonder if you can teach them to fetch pipe cleaners.