Psssst. Can I interest you in a thread of red pandas?
Disclaimer: Cannot be held liable for cryo damage caused by your cold, cold heart melting.
Disclaimer: Cannot be held liable for cryo damage caused by your cold, cold heart melting.
Red pandas are not actually closely related to Giant Pandas. The name may be the result of a mistranslation of the Nepali word "Ponya" which means 'bamboo eater'.
I have to assume this is a bamboo sandwich.
I have to assume this is a bamboo sandwich.
Red pandas have bushy tails for warmth during the winter cold (they don't hibernate) & balance when climbing... although this one's tail isn't doing it any favors.
Despite being called red bear-cats, firefoxes, lesser pandas: they're none of these things. They're the only known member of the taxonomic Family Ailuridae, with scientific name Ailurus fulgens.
The pumpkin is their only known predator.
The pumpkin is their only known predator.
Red panda demonstrating their ambush predator strategy: maximized cuteness lulls a prey item in, then they wrap up on the ankles and eat their prey from the ground up.
Oh wise, Red Panda. Teach me the secret of a fulfilled life. 
Rarely social, the Red Panda sometimes comes together for special occasions, such as Jeremy's late-night poker tournament.
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