The Panda Is Not Yet Cute

This Panda is not yet cute. It is in many ways precute. (It sort of looks like a fuzzy potato.)

In all its not-yet-cuteness, this baby Panda was born in the Atlanta Zoo to the proud Lun Lun. We can be confident that if biology takes its course, someday it will be cute -- allowing for swooning press coverage to ensue.

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(Suck on that post, Cute Overload. I know your traffic regularly crushes us, but someday, SOMEDAY!!! we will defeat you.)

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