A Panda a Week: Bai Yang (白杨)

I know you guys have been breathlessly awaiting the “panda a week” post.  Sorry it’s ca little longer than a week!  I promised last week that I’d feature a male panda this week and what better male panda than Bai Yang? His name means...

Panda Cameras!!

Hurray for me!! We finally got the panda cameras installed and working (with quite a bit of technical support from Rob Cleminson at VideoSurveillance.com).  I really cannot say too many wonderful things about their team!  Even in China they were emailing me at 10pm...

Pandas in the News

Panda bears have recently received quite a bit of attention. In a recent episode from the Daily Show, Jon Stewart and Ricky Gervais began a hilarious dialogue about panda bears.  Fair warning that the content is a little on the graphic side.  We give it a near (R)...

A Brief History of the Panda Bear

Giant Pandas were first introduced to the West in 1869 when a panda pelt and skeleton were sent to Paris by the French zoologist and priest, Father Armand David. Long before Western cultures embraced the lovable black and white panda, they were a staple figure in...