Jezebel: Panda

Unable To Find 12 Women Of The Year, BBC Crowns Panda Instead

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

In a move that is sure to go down in adorable bear history, the BBC has named a female panda named Sweetie one of its female Faces of the Year. 2011 was either lacking severely in girlchievements or a banner year for lady pandas. So what was Sweetie's glorious achievement that elevated her, a bear, over that of all female humans who did stuff? More »

Counting Pandas Is Really Hard

Anna North — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:10:00 EST

Being a panda census-taker sounds like the most awesome job ever, but pandologist Yang Yi tells the LA Times it's not all it's cracked up to be: "Anybody who has experienced our work knows it is not that glamorous. It is sometimes boring and lonely." More »

Abe Lincoln Enjoys Some Ice Cream With A Panda

Joshua Siegel — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Josh Siegel's animal art is now a regular weekly feature. Add your own requests in the comments, and maybe Josh will draw an animal for you.Sweet Panda Love requested: "Abe Lincoln and a panda eating ice cream cones and holding hands. That would be the template for a possible tattoo for me." If one of my drawings is made into a tattoo, then I will have accomplished an animal art goal I didn't even realize I had! More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:15:00 EDT

Image via piyato/Shutterstock More »

TGIF!

Anna North — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:25:00 EDT

Oh god, panda panda panda. Panda eating a birthday cake. Panda panda panda panda! What? You try being coherent while watching this panda. Just fucking try it. More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:35:00 EST

[Madrid zoo's pandas at play! Additional cute after the jump.]

Bear Hug

Jessica Coen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:10:00 EST

[Ya'an, China, March 9. Image via Getty.]

Rambunctious Baby Pandas Tax Moms' Strength

Anna North — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:45:00 EST

This panda cub is one of just four born in 2009 at the Giant Panda Institute in Chengdu, China. Panda moms can't breed every year because the cubs tire them out — and presumably because of cute overload. [Sun] More »

TGIF

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:50:00 EDT

[Washington, DC; July 9. Images via Getty.]

Call Off The Bump Watch

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Mei Xiang, the previously possibly pregnant panda from the National Zoo, is actually not pregnant. According to this report, "Pseudo-pregnancies are common in pandas." [WaPo] More »

White Water Rafting, Panda Style

Hortense Smith — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EDT

[Beijing, March 17. Image via Getty.]

Cute, But Not Cuddly

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST

"A Beijing Zoo panda known for his bad temper has tasted human blood for the third time…" [Yahoo News via Time] More »

Now Boarding: The Panda Express

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:50:00 EST

[Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China; December 23. Image via Getty]

Saturday Night: Time To Rock

Hortense Smith — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:30:00 EST

Saint Angelina, Brad & The Twins Hit Cannes

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:10:00 EDT

TGIF

dodai — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:50:00 EST

It's STILL got less calories than chocolate.

eurotrash — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:17:19 EST

It's a baby panda! On a rocking horse! What else is there to say? More »