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tblue37

(65,457 posts) Tue May 17, 2022, 01:19 PM May 2022

Red pandas are so cute:

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Red pandas are so cute: (Original Post) tblue37 May 2022 OP

Squeeeeee!!!! Hugh_Lebowski May 2022 #1

They look like a cross between a fox and a raccoon Bayard May 2022 #2

Cute, and rather catlike. Ocelot II May 2022 #3

Awww! They are adorable! smirkymonkey May 2022 #4

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Squeeeeee!!!!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2022, 01:29 PM

May 2022

Love Red Pandas.

Fun fact they're only distantly related to Panda Bears. They have panda in their name cause of the banding on their face, the fact they eat bamboo, and come from China.

Phylogenetically, they're much closer to weasels and racoons.