Panda Love

Originally uploaded by sheenamelody

I've never seen a Panda in real life but I imagined that it would look exactly how Sheena captured it: lazy and fat. I think it's the only lazy, fat living thing I'm willing to keep; no thanks to St. Bernard dogs that slobber on everything including their owner's face. I'd rather have a Panda.

Did China consider the Panda's reproductive behavior when they considered it as a national emblem?

Wikipedia: Usually, the female panda gives birth to one or two panda cubs. Since baby pandas are born very small and helpless, they need the mother's undivided attention, so she is able to care for only one of her cubs. She usually abandons one of her cubs, and it dies soon after birth. At this time, scientists do not know how the female chooses which cub to raise, and this is a topic of ongoing research. The father has no part in helping raise the cub.

Talk about One Child Policy.

But I found a more interesting bit on Wikipedia, China actually considers the Chinese Dragon as their National Animal? o_o