Has a panda ever eaten a man?
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i believe that people have been mauled by a panda, however they do not actively hunt, kill, and eat humans.\n\neveryone telling you they're a strict herbivore is also false. pandas have been known to eat smaller rodents, like squirrels, from time to time. in fact, a panda bear is made to be a carnivore: sharp canines, smaller incisors, and they even have the digestive tract of a carnivore! this is why pandas must eat so much to simply stay alive.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA omg... seeing all your other questions then seeing this one? TOO FUNNY! ... Thanks Darius I needed to laugh today:)\n\nOkay, okay, okay, here is my real answer hope it helps....\n\nHow do porcupines make love? You would probably think the answer is "very carefully," but you would probably be wrong. The answer is more improbable and much more bizarre than that. I will explain further.... So the next time a friend asks you how porcupines make love, you can set them straight by describing these events (in as much detail as you dare). \n\nAnimals...\nIn the 1940's some ppl did a study on the sex life of a porcupine. They were kept in the Biology Dept. at the University of Buffalo. The colony consisted of 5 females (Maudie, Nightie, Prickles, Snooks and Skeezix) and 3 males (Old Dad, Pinkie,[1] and Johnnie).\n\nHere is what the found out about the Females:\n\nIt was noted that the animals of both sexes objected to being stroked or having their feet, tail base, or genitals touched by the authors. In July/August, as the mating season approached, the female porcupine would often rub her genitals on structures such as food and water dishes, sticks, and the cage wire. As the season progressed she sought and accepted more frequent tactile stimulation (presumably from the human investigators). As the mating season approached, young females become more nervous and excited and put more "vim, vigor and action" into their activities. They would even "seize, straddle, and ride sticks about the cage" walking erect and stimulating their genitalia with the stick. This period of excitement was followed by a stage the female went off her food, remained close to the male and "moped." During this period the female even accepted the insertion of a thermometer into the vagina (which she resisted at other times). \n\nAnd the male behavior:\n\nWhen placed in a cage with a female the male porcupine toured the whole area rubbing everything with his nose. He carefully smelled all items, paying closest attention to objects that had been in contact with the female and the places where she had urinated. He often walked about the cage on three legs, clutching at his genitals with his free left front paw. Like the females, the male rubbed his genitals on objects in the cage, and it appeared that the larger the object the more attractive as a rubbing place. The authors describe having to remove a one and a half inch spike from the frame of one cage as they feared that the animal’s vigorous rubbing would result in injury. Males also indulged in "stick riding" as described for females. Males would often "sing"[2] during this period and became more aggressive with other males. When the male encountered the female porcupine he smelled her all over, then reared up on his hind legs, his penis fully erect. If the female was not ready she ran away. If she was prepared for mating she also reared up and faced the male, belly-to-belly. In this position most males then sprayed the female with a strong stream of urine,[3] soaking her from head to foot.[4] She would either 1) object vocally, 2) strike with her front paws, as though boxing, 3) threaten or try to bite, or 4) shake off the urine and run away. If ready for mating the female did not object strongly to this shower. This courtship routine occurred several times in the days or weeks leading up to copulation. \n\nMating:\n\nMating occurred in November or December. While females at the peak of receptivity would accept any male, males required a period of close association with the females before they would mate with them. The male made sexual contact from behind the female. The spines of both animals were relaxed and lay flat. His thrusts were of the "usual nature" and were produced by flexing and straightening the knees. Males did not grasp the female in any way. Mating continued until the male was exhausted. Each time he broke awa
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Umm yeah.  I watched a video of a 12 meter anaconda regurgitating a dead baby hippopotamus in Africa.  It was absolutely amazing/disgusting!  Ugh!\n\nAnaconda, python = tomato, tomatoh  :)
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Not really\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/pleasure.htm
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Once upon a time a panda bear walked into a restuarant. The waiter showed him a table, the panda ordered a drink and some food and when it arrived he ate happily. All this was pretty normal and no-one seemed alarmed. Anyway, after the panda finished his meal, he asked for the bill, the waiter brought it to him and sure enough the panda payed. All was fine. When the panda got up to leave however, HE PULLED A GUN OUT OF HIS FURRY COAT AND SHOT THE WAITER!!! The manager ran up to the panda screaming and shouting, "Why did you shoot my waiter?! Whats wrong with you?!" The panda replies, "I'm a panda bear aren't I?" 'Yes' says the manager, "what does that have to do with anything?"\nIf you want the answer, go look up panda in the dictionary.\nPuzzled, the manager rushes home, finds a dictionary and looks up 'panda' for the answer.\n\nHe reads : \nSmall black and white bear. Eats shoots and leaves.
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Yes they do. They make bleats and babies whimper. You can listen here: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giant_panda.html
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It's illegal to kill a Panda Bear in China. It's a well known endangered species, and the Chinese have wonderful breeding centers where they are trying to increase their numbers - so I hope no one would be eating them.
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Yeah they all form some triangle. Im not sure what they were doing though. They were talking pandas right?
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Giant pandas eat a diet of bamboo.But captive pandas eat vegetables too.They eat different parts of the plant depending on the time of year. In the summer and autumn, pandas munch mostly on leaves. Winter means a diet of tough stems. Spring provides tender, young bamboo shoots.\nBecause bamboo does not provide enough vitamins, a panda needs to consume a large amount of food — up to 20kg of bamboo each day. To get enough food, a panda must spend 10 to 16 hours a day foraging and eating.\n\nThey have no problem eating wood because they have exceptionally strong jaws and teeth to crush the wood.The front teeth are knife shaped to tear and cut the bamboo.The four pairs of molars or back teeth grind the Bamboo into peices.They have strong forelimbs n paws which also help in eating the stems of Bamboo.
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The giant panda is a member of the bear family, yet has some distinguishing characteristics.  Giant pandas weigh between eighty to one hundred twenty-five kilograms or one hundred eighty to two hundred fifty pounds (Bies).  One obvious difference between giant pandas and other bears is the coloring.  The black and white spots are unique to this species. Instead of roaring like most bears, the giant panda makes a bleating noise.  They also have what is called a sixth front toe, which is unlike any other member of the bear family.  In actuality, the toe is “an enlarged wrist bone that functions as a thumb in grasping food” (Giant Panda).  The lifespan of the giant panda varies depending on location.  Researchers estimate that wild pandas live between ten to fifteen years, but pandas living in captivity can live up to thirty years (Bies). \n\n       Also unlike other bears, the giant pandas diet consists mainly of bamboo.  An adult giant panda spends approximately ten to twelve hours a day consuming bamboo.  Although it has no real nutritional value, bamboo grows all year long.  Giant pandas have the sixth toe and the ability to feed upright.  These abilities combined with the plentifulness of bamboo make bamboo an ideal food source.  The giant panda also has a very muscular stomach wall covered with a thick layer of mucus to aid in the digesting of bamboo (Bies).  Giant pandas adapted to their environment several hundreds of year ago.  This is seen through their physical features that are unique to this species and very advantageous to eating bamboo. \n\n       Since bamboo is the major source of the giant pandas diet, logically the giant panda lives in bamboo forests.  These forest are usually at high elevations (Giant Panda), however, at one time pandas lived in river valleys as well.  Humans settled the river valleys and pushed the pandas into higher elevations (The Giant Panda).  Farmers take over part of the forest in order to graze livestock such as cattle or sheep.  These animals’ hooves loosen the soil making it hard for bamboo seeds to get a start (Mu).  On the other hand, panda help to distribute bamboo seeds (Bies).  As land is taken away from the pandas and there are fewer pandas to aid in the distribution of bamboo, less and less bamboo grows in order to feed the giant pandas.  Another problem derives from the short life span of some bamboo species.  Some species of bamboo flower and then die shortly after (Giant Panda).   All of the factors affecting the growth of bamboo directly affect the giant panda.  Although the giant panda may eat other foods such as fish and fruit, ninety-nine percent of their diet is bamboo (Bies).  The more bamboo destroyed means more giant pandas die of starvation.
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Yes. Ugly suckers, indeed, but tasty if prepared right. While the follow info mentions chinese food, other asian countries and some native north americans (on the coast, natch) also eat them. \n\n"Sea Cucumber - The sea cucumber is a gelatinous creature that is indeed shaped like a cucumber. Like tofu, it is flavorless, but has the ability to soak up the flavors of the foods and seasonings it is cooked with.  In Chinese cooking it is used in soups, stir-fries, and certain braised dishes.\n\nOther names for the sea cucumber include beche de me, sea rat and sea slug (the latter is somewhat confusing sinc ethe real sea slug is another animal entirely). The Chinese name for the sea cucumber translates roughly into "sea ginseng" - it's unclear whether this is in recognition of the sea cucumber's reputed aphrodisiacal qualities, or because it is considered to be quite healthful. (It has been used to treat everything from high blood pressure in humans to joint pain in pot-bellied pigs.) It may also have something to do with its slippery feel, as the texture of food weights more heavily in Chinese cuisine than is generally the case in western cooking. \n\nFreshly caught sea cucumber requires an extensive amount of preparation before making the transition from the ocean floor to your dinner plate. The complicated procedure takes place over several days and involves slitting open the belly and removing the guts, as well as washing and boiling the animal several times. Fresh sea cucumber that has already been cleaned and soaked is sometimes available in Asian markets, usually in the cold foods section or in containers of water. Many Asian stores also carry dried sea cucumber, which looks and feels almost exactly like a piece of cement, albeit not as heavy. It also must be soaked for several hours before cooking."
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Giant pandas are an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. About 1,600 are believed to survive in the wild. Poaching is uncommon; killing a panda was punishable in China by death until a 1997 law changed the penalty to 20 years imprisonment.\n\nIt seems like the only thing we can do is donate money to support research on panda preservation.  Check out the sites below.  You'll love the panda cam.
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Sansom ate puss instead of the meat
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Big bird all the way!  Barney's a wuss, besides Big Bird's got that giant pecker, he could peck Barney to death.... Awesome question by the way
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i know what the problem is.... you got a PANDA, pandas don't mate very often... a tiger is better, but if you're really into bears i suggest a polar bear instead of the panda... they are not as cute but they mate more...
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Is this a riddle? LOL Pandas eat mostly bamboo... bamboo is not all that hard to catch ;-)
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pandas live in the bamboo forest of china and not the rainforest