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Jetée · 08-06-2007, 01:39 PM

Sly.

SecretMethod70 · 08-06-2007, 06:18 PM

hah! Cute video

Although, pandas aren't members of the raccoon family, at least not according to Wikipedia

Panda: Family: Ursidae
Raccoon: Family: Procyonidae

Jetée · 08-06-2007, 06:24 PM

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Scientists have debated for more than a century whether giant pandas belong to the bear family, the raccoon family, or a separate family of their own. This is because the giant panda and its cousin, the lesser or red panda, share many characteristics with both bears and raccoons, Recent DNA analysis indicates that giant pandas are more closely related to bears and red pandas are more closely related to raccoons.

Could they have overlooked a hybrid?

sadistikdreams · 08-06-2007, 08:07 PM

Jeez.

Next time I have a panda in captivity, I'm not leaving ANY HOLES in the cage. Fuck that.

Baraka_Guru · 08-07-2007, 03:54 AM

From the Ursidae entry on Wikipedia:
The Giant Panda's taxonomy has long been debated. Its original classification by Armand David in 1869 was within the bear genus Ursus, but in 1870 it was reclassified by Alphonse Milne-Edwards to the raccoon family. In recent studies, the majority of DNA analyses suggest that the Giant Panda has a much closer relationship to other bears and should be considered a member of the family Ursidae. The status of the Red Panda remains uncertain, but many experts, including Wilson and Reeder, classify it as a member of the bear family. Others place it with the raccoons in Procyonidae or in its own family, the Ailuridae. The many similarities between the two pandas are thought to represent convergent evolution for feeding primarily on bamboo.

Great video. How often we underestimate animal intelligence.

08-06-2007, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Largest Member of the Raccoon Family Demonstates Why They Are All Known as "Bandits" Sly. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

08-06-2007, 06:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	hah! Cute video Although, pandas aren't members of the raccoon family, at least not according to Wikipedia Panda: Family: Ursidae Raccoon: Family: Procyonidae __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

08-07-2007, 03:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	From the Ursidae entry on Wikipedia: The Giant Panda's taxonomy has long been debated. Its original classification by Armand David in 1869 was within the bear genus Ursus, but in 1870 it was reclassified by Alphonse Milne-Edwards to the raccoon family. In recent studies, the majority of DNA analyses suggest that the Giant Panda has a much closer relationship to other bears and should be considered a member of the family Ursidae. The status of the Red Panda remains uncertain, but many experts, including Wilson and Reeder, classify it as a member of the bear family. Others place it with the raccoons in Procyonidae or in its own family, the Ailuridae. The many similarities between the two pandas are thought to represent convergent evolution for feeding primarily on bamboo. Great video. How often we underestimate animal intelligence. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

08-06-2007, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	Jeez. Next time I have a panda in captivity, I'm not leaving ANY HOLES in the cage. Fuck that.