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Laelaps is the blog of Brian Switek, a freelance science writer based in New Jersey. This blog frequently features his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking.
Switek's first book, Written in Stone, will be published on November 1, 2010 by Bellevue Literary Press.
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Photo of the Day #811: Red panda
Category: Mammals • Photography
Posted on: January 2, 2010 9:28 AM, by Brian Switek
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Holy crap that is cute.
Posted by: MattK | January 2, 2010 12:04 PM
Awww, man - I can't tell you the childhood memories brought back by the name, Turtleback Zoo. They just didn't have such awesome animals back then. Great photo!
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | January 2, 2010 1:56 PM
I adore Red Pandas. They are reasonably widespread in zoos around the world, but the latest count still has only 473 in in the captive population, with 42 births in the last 12 months. We only have a single female at Bristol at present, but are looking to the studbook keeper to allocate us a new male.
Posted by: Alan | January 2, 2010 2:21 PM