“Frosty, my old nemesis! We meet again, but this time the advantage seems to be mine. Not so spry without that magical hat on your head, are you, you corncob-puffing popinjay? Well, prepare to taste the claws of vengeance!”
Da Mao, giant panda at the Toronto Zoo, plays with a snowman set up for enrichment, sent in by Gigi The Cat Lady, Andrew Y. and Birdcage.
Seriously, if pandas aren’t falling over, they are not having fun. This guy is clearly having loads of fun!
I am very impressed that he was able to stand on top of the snowman’s head.
Especially since adult pandas weigh 200-250 pounds or more.
The zoo certainly had the right idea. That panda looked like it was having a wonderful time!
It’s nice to see evenly matched adversaries. The armless snowman got in several impressive knock-down blows before succumbing.
I think one reason pandas are so cute is that they retain that clumsiness that babies have.
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Yes, and because it looks like their industrial-strength floofiness is what makes them clumsy.
I think my favorite part was where he was draped over the big snowball after knocking its head off. Like a beginner on an exercise ball…
The somersault! Fabulous!
What fun for Panda!
I’m 5′ 2″. That’s exactly how I look trying to get up on a bar stool. Including the roll down the hill at the end.
I’m 4′ 11″ so I know your pain. When I was 21 and in the military, on the first day at my dorm I was sitting on a stool in the dorm office being processed. One of my follow Airmen told me later that he was walking by the office and saw me. He put my age at about 12 and thought I was some kid coming to visit someone in the dorms. He said it didn’t help that I happened to be kicking my feet as he walked by.
This was so cute and I can totally relate to both š
I’m 5’2 and have short legs, so my feet almost never touch the floor when I’m sitting, either because the seat is too high or too deep and hits me below the knees so I’m a feet kicker too.
Another thing I do is, if I have nothing in my hands (watching TV or on the bus or waiting for something) I unconsciously start twiddling my thumbs, my nieces think it’s hilarious and call me on it.
I hold my left thumb with my right hand when I’m waiting on line or at a doctor’s office.
I’m convinced it’s because I’m an only child and had no one else’s hand to hold.
I always sit crosslegged because my feet don’t reach the floor. 5’2″ and all my height is in my torso.
I used to sit crosslegged for the same reason but my joints won’t permit it anymore, getting old sucks but it beats the alternative ?
I’m 5’2″ as well. One day, I put pigtails in my hair, with little flowers, and went to meet hubby at the mall. He ordered me to remove them, as it made him feel way too old. I still have my little girl cheeks and a cute smile, grey hair notwithstanding.
Why are so many people on the site 5’2″tall and shorter? Doesn’t it seem unusual? I don’t know a single person of those heights. Hmmm. An N.I.H. study attempting to correlate height and devotion to Teh Cute.
I’m 5’4″. And a quarter.
I’m over 5’9″ – used to be almost 5’10”. Gravity is getting me down.
Not this specific picture, but I (had) this quote on my deviantart page XD
The person who made the original looks like they put it in storage, so you can’t see it any more
I’m only 5’1″, and definitely a leg swinger. Normally I like being petite, but it does get a bit tiresome working at a college campus and always being asked what my major is or what year in undergrad I am. =\ It’s hard to being seen as a professional when you’re short, round-faced, and overall adorable x-P
So beautiful so wonderful! Animal play time is a great “warm and fuzzy” for me! Watching this was like a big (panda) hug. Sigh. Wish there were meds that could create that feeling!
Do you want to kill a snowman? (“Decapitate” just doesn’t scan.)
What a delightful video. I love giant pandas so much.
*applause*
MAN DOWN .. MAN DOWN !!
Poor Frosty .. I knew him well …
NTMTOM, you slay me!!! Corncob-puffing popinjay may be my go-to insult for the new year. Speaking of the new year, I got roped into one of those fortune-telling websites where you click a button and it predicts some quality or item that you will “manifest” in the new year. Most of my friends got things like “prosperity” or “opportunities for travel” or “good health”. I got “Llama”. So my other go-to phrase this holiday season is “I’m so merry, I could manifest a llama.”
“Your 2017 will be filled with llama.” I’d be good with that!
I have two friends whose birthdays are 1-2 days away from mine and we were born under the same sign of the zodiac. They have read what we can expect for 2017 according to some horoscope sites – well if half of those are true we will need a lot of handkerchief for the coming year:) I don’t believe in these forecasts though, I can make a mess in my life even without the help of the stars.
Llamas are cute š
EMS, I’m very selective – I only believe horoscopes when they say what I want. So I think you and your friends will have a great 2017. Llots of llamas for you!
That’s the good approach I guess, thank you š
I Llama You!
That sounds like BIG WIN to me, Birdcage! I would love to have a llama, both for the company and for the spinnable fiber.
I’m steeling it!! I can’t wait to see my friends face when I answer their Merry Christmas with ” Oh, Iām so merry, I could manifest a llama.ā ?
Yes, one doesn’t hear “popinjay” nearly enough.
We’ll have to start a “I’m so happy I could” list on the site : 1. incubate a sprinkler. 2. manifest a llama.
This is adorable from start to finish!
I had a dream once that my boyfriend (in the dream) got me the best Valentine’s gift ever – not roses or diamonds, but…playtime with baby pandas! I got to go into the habitat with them and just hang out. They were every bit as mischievous and affectionate as you would imagine.
He looks like he’s having loads of fun. Look Ma, top of the mountain. Ooops, maybe not. LOL
Oh the Panda, such an elegant, graceful creature