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more about #endangeredspecies more comments → Adora Belle Dearheart: I think it's interesting that this man (actually, humans in general) feel like humans are important enough to decide the existence of an entire specie... more » Kitty: I don't think people realize how normal extinction is. People seem to think that something cataclysmic must occur for a species to die out (dinosaurs... more » l'américaine française: "if we're the shepherds of the planet" well, we're more like the sheep. the sooner we become more humble as the animal species that we are, the bette... more » Thus Spake KATE!: its pretty ridiculous that we destroy an animals natural environment and poach the shit out of them and then claim that the reason there are so few of... more » Yahtzii: I'm not so much for conservation of cute animals so much as I am for extinction of ugly ones. Like this guy. Who needs it? If it's out of place on a H... more » chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: But if we let them ALL die out, I'd have to find something else to be the centerpiece of Panda Luau '09! California Condor is so damn stringy, and ev... more » Kilotwat: Being able to appeal to human sentimentality is every bit an evolutionary edge as anything else. Some animals have speed, others deadly venom, the gia... more » MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Wow, someone actually had the stones to come out and say it. I agree, although I don't exactly relish the notion of any species going extinct. Still... more » Valkyrie607: 1. Pandas themselves are not essential. Strictly speaking, humans shouldn't have any vested interest in their survival. But their continued survival h... more » andBegorrah: Plus, Buttersticks are really high in fat. more » Dodgergirl: Stephen Colbert is behind this. more » heliotrollop: OK, I'll say it: I don't like pandas. And I agree with the BBC Naure guy. Now I'll await death by bamboo beating. more » erinna: I think this is Sarah Palin's take on Polar Bears, wolves, and pretty much every other non-human life form more » Aluminum Falcon: It's true that they don't reproduce quickly or well, but the climate change that is hastening their species' death is partially our fault. Therefore i... more » whothewhatnow: Follow-up headline: PANDAS WILL DRAFT ANGRY RESPONSE RIGHT AFTER THEY FINISH THIS NAP more » -
#clips
Conservationist Argues We Should Let Pandas Die Out
BBC nature host Chris Packham has questioned whether pandas deserve to survive, as they're not bright and aren't very good at reproduction. In the clip at left, Good Morning America anchors force Chris Cuomo to declare he's staunchly anti-panda killing. -
#cuteness
Baby Snow Leopard Born In Japan
This adorable newborn snow leopard cub was just presented to crowds at Tokyo's Tama zoo. Snow leopards have unusually furry tails, which they use to protect their faces from the cold as they sleep. They are endangered. [Reuters] -
#animalmagnetisms
We Can Save Endangered Species By…Eating Them?
On Friday's 20/20's special "You Can't Even Talk About It," John Stossel presented arguments that initially sound ludicrous — let athletes take steroids, remove trade bans on endangered species, etc — but are (maybe?) logical. More »
