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    TRexstasy: "His *eyes* are open." OH HAI!!! more »
    queenieinmanhattan: Nothing this cute has EVER graced my tupperware containers, I must say. I will have to get more creative when it comes to styling my lunches. more »
    rocknrollunicorn: The faint techno-ish music played during the birthing scene was... well, not really appropriate, but interesting. more »
    HuckleberryFriend: Wow, I will be eternally grateful that human babies don't come shooting out and start running around like that. Though panda babies are comparably cut... more »
    dj_chick: But, why can't you pick him up and cuddle him? Or them, I should say. If I came across a baby panda who wasn't scared of people, I'm sorry, but ther... more »
    IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: Yeah, that's a pretty cute panda, but I've seen cuter. more »
    Private Hangnail: For a fleeting moment you get the sense that the mother panda is thinking, "Sweet Christ! What is that thing and did it come out of my body?!?" Also,... more »
    badmutha: Anthropomorphization, FTW! more »
    LadyFabulous: He's super adorable and all, but let's not forget what happened to the last cute bear the world fell in love with: more »
    girlwonder: Yeah, you can call him Tai Shan all you want but he'll always be ButterStick to me. more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: I love baby things. They're always so wide eyed and interested. They don't know that things can hurt them yet. Must...snuggle... more »
    queenieinmanhattan: I love beets! Color me jealous! more »
    Lymed: That cakes looks like what would have happened if my wedding cake was carried into the rain. more »
    jeepgirl: For all you non-pandas out there - TGIF! www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Watermelon-Margarita-Ice-Pops-354221 more »
    HuckleberryFriend: I am now contemplating what I would put in a birthday cake for my cat. It would probably not end up looking that awesome. more »
  • #animalmagnetisms

    Baby Pandas Grow Up, But They Never Get Old

    Last night, Animal Planet ran a special on Tai Shan, a panda born at the National Zoo, made famous by the Panda Cam, which broadcast his infancy on the internet.
  • #snapjudgment

    TGIF

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

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