#giant panda

[bearlyfunctioning]

Comic #364 : Same word, different meaning- Website links here ~ I'm not the best at choosing my words :S

[knightofleo]

"Avenge meeee"

[snototter]

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Wu Wen in Ouwehands Zoo, The Netherlands

by safi kok

[feather-bone]

[ID: an illustration of a panda sitting facing forward and to the right, holding a bamboo stalk. It is on a green background with a bamboo pattern. End.]

Giant panda!

[vintagewildlife]

Giant panda By: Russ Kinne From: Wild, Wild World of Animals: Bears and Other Carnivores 1976

[amber-tortoiseshell]

The winner of the phylogenetic bear tournament is the spectacled bear!

And instead of the usual second place poll, i decided to try something else:

Phylogenetic bear tournament, full rematch:

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

Polar bear (Ursus marinus)

Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)

American black bear (Ursus americanus)

Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Voting ended onJun 3

image source

And some of my favourite things from the tags on the polls:

[poqu]

ghosties!!

[doctorbeth]

A giant bear and a tiny monkey, from the same home!

Back in August a gentleman reached out to me about his wife's giant panda, Edward (Eddie) Bear. He wasn't just giant by breed, but he was actually a giant at about 5 feet from head to toe.

Here are some diagnosis photos:

In addition to stuffing compression, Eddie had quite a few seam issues, and some (not visible) tears. He came to the hospital for a spa and wound repair. Here he is in his bubble bath (he gets the giant tub).:-)

Restuffing took quite a few adjustments to get his shape right, but soon he was restuffed, fur fluffed, wounds repaired, and ready to head home:

Now Eddie headed home and his family was very happy! They wrote:

"Thank you so much, Beth, for providing the excellent care that our boy needed and deserved.

S and I are 100% satisfied with his outcome, so much cleaner, much less slouched and his wounds are all fully healed.

I wonder how many people realize and act on their true calling in life.

I believe I do with my wood working, and I know you do with Realms of Gold."

Nice, yes? But even better... a few weeks later the gentleman's wife reached out. Now that Eddie was better, she wanted to get her husband's companion, Mr. Monkey repaired. She wrote:

"First off let me start by telling you how happy Les and I are with the care you gave Eddie Bear. He is like new again and we are so pleased! 

Sooo, it got me thinking about Mr. Monkey. Mr. Monkey is Les’ child and has definitely seen better days. I have my doubts as to whether he can be helped because of the shape he is in.  But I thought it was worth a try to inquire."

Here are his diagnosis photos, and if you've been a long time reader of my blog, you may guess my response... he's not nearly as bad as you think and we can definitely help him!

The plan was a spa and recovering Mr. Monkey's brown. The brown area was originally knitted (which I don't repair), but we agreed recovering it in a fur or fabric would add to his stability without changing his personality. So he came to the hospital and....

Here he is in his spa:

Much tinier than Eddie, Mr. Monkey is slightly bigger than a hand!

Of course Mr. Monkey (and Eddie) got hearts of original stuffing... here are the two hearts:

There were several fabric options for Mr. Monkey's brown, and his people opted for a thin minky fur. Here he is all better!

Mr. Monkey headed home and when he arrived his family wrote:

"Mr. Monkey is home safe and sound! He looks GREAT! He said he enjoyed being at the hospital, getting such great care from you! By the way he talks, I think he’s quite smitten with you! He says he’ll miss you!  

Anyway, we can’t thank you enough for your TLC and expertise! 

Don’t you love the red bow tie? It came on a Christmas gift and L snatched it and saved it for when Mr. Monkey returned home. "

And here he is looking spiffy in that new bow tie!