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Red pandas are just about the cutest thing ever. These guys are native to the forests in the Himalayas, and there are only 10,000 to 20,000 of them worldwide. In the past they had been misclassified as being in the same families as raccoons and bears, but have recently been reclassified in a family all their own; they are considered “living fossils”, which means they’re more closely related to animals found in fossils than any living species. The people native to the red panda’s region call them “Wha” after the sound they make. They are slightly bigger than a house cat and eat a diet of mostly bamboo shoots and leaves. They spend most of the day time napping in the tree tops, and are most active at dusk and dawn.












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Posted: 04/16/10 - Categorized: Critters, Photos.Tagged adorable, bear, cat, cute, living fossil, panda, raccoon, red, red panda.

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  1. Vickie posted a comment on April 16th, 2010 at 6:41 am

    I love Red Pandas so much it hurts. Look at his tongue eating that grape! Gaaaah!
  2. Sandy Farley posted a comment on April 17th, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    Dees ittle cuties wuud be lotsza fun to play wif!
    Mom says theya re the cutest little things next to me, Koalas, and Boo and Shadow! Her is predjadist!! PURRS
  3. Jo Diggs posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    Ahhh, they are so cute

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  4. Cute as hell, but... posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Sandy Farley: WTF are you Jar-Jar Binks or something??
  5. Bleus Momma posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    OMG!!! :D
  6. mike posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    the first pic looks like pedobear
  7. Miami posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    Regarding the thumbnail…I think we finally found out what pedobear was modeled after.
  8. __c (__c) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ my heart is going to explode.
  9. boarders752 (Spencer Churchill) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    I want a red panda they are pretty awesome http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  10. beatsnrice (Andrew Mendoza) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    Sorry, but this is ridiculous. http://bit.ly/b7YU0g
  11. jonmallette (Jon Mallette) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    @thecraw_ http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  12. chilblain (Bob Greig) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    RED PANDA GALLERY http://bit.ly/b7YU0g
  13. SFletcherson (steve rogers) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    @redhearttart http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  14. kyleve (Kyle Van Essen) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    OH MY GOD I WANT ONE http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  15. amanda_morari (Amanda Morari) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    RT @chilblain: RED PANDA GALLERY http://bit.ly/b7YU0g @morari
  16. carolynbrooker (Carolyn Brooker) posted a comment on April 19th, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    @tjb666 http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ can we get one for our appartment? then we can have cuddle club everynight!
  17. Kee posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:29 am

    oh my oh my. Can I get one?
  18. free_stylen (Sue Schwamborn) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:37 am

    i sooo want one! http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  19. Evan posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 2:50 am

    Who can I pay to steal one of those from it’s native habitat, fly it into Toronto, stuff it in the glove box of a nondescript vehicle, drive it across the border the US, and deliver to me behind a shuttered Exxon station?
  20. gruftwerk (qbert) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 3:20 am

    @nan_chan http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  21. red pandas « TumsRum posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:43 am

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  22. nattars (Paul) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 7:48 am

    At the risk of me losing yet more man points, these are the cutest animals ever – http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  23. james posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 8:43 am

    I think domesticating these animals would instantly bring their numbers into the millions. How ’bout it?
  24. tamat (tamat) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 11:46 am

    red pandas <3 <3 <3 <3 http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ quien me regala uno? son como mapaches pero con clase
  25. NickWeikert (Nick Weikert) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    @agent_m #morningcuteness http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ the ultimate cute.
  26. neopons (Neopons nocturnalis) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    レッサーパンダ写真集http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ 「タヌキやクマと同じ科に誤分類されてきたが、最近は独自の科に再分類されている。彼らは現存種よりも化石に見る動物に近い『生ける化石』なのである。」
  27. tofuninja (Harry Wang) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    may i take one of these home with me? http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  28. thatsmr_ramey (Shannon Ramey) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    where can i play with one! http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  29. Karuma (Jill Fey) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    I can has? http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  30. gaboss (Gabriel Barliga) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    Red Pandas rule! http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  31. RobAhern (RobAhern) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    So. Cute. http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  32. Johan posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Hehe first picture looks like Peddobear
  33. acidliu (issey) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    SUPA CUTE!!! WHEEEEE!!!!! http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  34. TheMylo (Kaspar Peit) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ Aww
  35. matisitnik (Mateusz Sitnik) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    @emmilkaa http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  36. moo_zedong (Alfred Shiggurath) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    Yep. Red Pandas are my silver bullet: http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ More like… Rad Pandas.
  37. niekvandermeer (Niek van der Meer) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    I want one! http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  38. henderson_exp (Chris Henderson) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    On the count of three everybody go ah….1….2….3 http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  39. henderson_exp (Chris Henderson) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    I really can’t stop looking at it, I want one http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  40. bethanyglewis (bethanyglewis) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    @laurenmsalazar @grandtheftamy check out the baby pandas RT @hamiltonhauler ok, I’m sold, I wanna red panda … http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  41. grandtheftamy (amy schuster) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    RT @bethanyglewis: @laurenmsalazar @grandtheftamy check out the baby pandas RT @hamiltonhauler ok, I’m sold, I wanna red panda … http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb
  42. BooksFuturama (Franklin Theodore VI) posted a comment on April 20th, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    omg http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  43. 可愛いすぎるレッサーパンダの写真12枚 | マスコミの気になるニュースをまとめ読み！ posted a comment on April 21st, 2010 at 4:10 am

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  44. steven_follis (Steven Follis) posted a comment on April 21st, 2010 at 4:35 am

    http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  45. grandtheftamy (amy schuster) posted a comment on April 21st, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    red pandas are an endangered species :( http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb @laurenmsalazar @bethanyglewis #scottbaioruinseverything #evenpandas
  46. Mary Kay posted a comment on April 22nd, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Red Pandas are wild animals and should be left where they are, admired from afar and protected so they can live in their natural habitat in the Himalayas.
  47. dni (Antonia) posted a comment on April 22nd, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    И веднага отговарям на предизвикателството на @nixonixo с едни червени пандички http://tinyurl.com/y6554fb #tehcuteness
  48. A.D posted a comment on April 23rd, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    They are so cute! I always love seeing red pandas in the zoo!
  49. kjjam (kj-jam) posted a comment on April 23rd, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ – CUTTTEEEE!!
  50. littlemelinda (Melinda) posted a comment on April 24th, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Drinking wine and looking at this…http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  51. pamush (Pamela Carmona ) posted a comment on April 25th, 2010 at 12:35 am

    quiero un red panda ahora http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  52. meaganwilson (Meagan Wilson) posted a comment on April 26th, 2010 at 12:21 am

    http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/ hghghghghghg via@galadarling
  53. chu_bacca (shawen) posted a comment on April 27th, 2010 at 11:49 am

    red pandas = most adorable ever http://snuzzy.com/red-pandas-adorable-ancient-animals/
  54. 可愛いすぎるレッサーパンダの写真12枚｜デジタルマガジン posted a comment on May 19th, 2010 at 8:15 pm

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  55. nopalli (Gabriella Barbosa) posted a comment on June 4th, 2010 at 5:38 am

    @Senshi

    Happy Birthday
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  56. BBakeca Udine posted a comment on October 5th, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    They are adorable! Love them!
  57. Red Pandas: Adorable, Ancient Animals | She Dreams In Digital posted a comment on October 19th, 2011 at 3:34 pm

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