Panda Bear Partakes In Sex Ed Course

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BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese veterinarians have begun showing American-born panda Hua Mei sex-education videos featuring pandas mating to prepare her for "blind dates" with Chinese suitors, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

The 4-year-old animal, whose name means "China-America," arrived in China from San Diego in February. After her month of quarantine is complete, officials are hoping she will quickly mate with a panda at her new home, the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Research Center in southwestern China.

"We hope she can get pregnant by the end of March," said Wei Rongping, assistant director of the research center. "But first of all, she should have some sexual education."

Because Hua Mei has been in captivity since she was born, she has little knowledge of sex, so officials have shown her videos of mating pandas and brought her to see other pandas mating.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/03/16/panda_partakes_in_sex_ed_course/

I'm offended! x(

:P

What in the world would make them think she's actually going to pay attention to the films in any meaningful way? How good is a panda's eyesight? Is it good enough to see the films as if they were real life. In the wild, do pandas learn by watching their elders do it?

Inquiring minds . . . .

Sexual Harassment, Panda!
Who teaches harassment to you and me?
Sexual Harassment, Panda!
Do do this, don't touch there..
Don't say that says the silly old bear!
He's come to teach you what's right and wrong..
Sexual Harassment, Panda!



I'm a saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad panda.