A red panda on the run

Do you love red pandas? I sure do. They look like cute little plush toy made of flesh and bones. They just look sooo adorable. I'm a bit of a sucker for red pandas. But maybe I am just saying commonplaces here. Who doesn't love red pandas? A heartless monster, that's who. So a bit of news recently caught my attention: a red panda escaped from a zoo in Cornwall last Friday and was seen walking about in the street. She was later on captured and returned to the zoo. Although the escape was short, it is far more epic to have a red panda on the run than a bunch of cows. Anyway, I'm glad Sundara (that's her name) is safe and sound and I hope she enjoyed her time out.

Cuddly red panda

In the last few weeks, our little Wolfie has become more interested about teddies than he had been before. He cuddles the plush toys he has far more than he used to and, while he still spends a lot of time with his cars, trains and dinosaurs, he does enjoy his moments with his teddies. I am glad as I bought many of all sorts when he was in his mummy's tummy. In fact, he has a whole menagerie of them now. That said, given his new interest towards stuffed toys, I thought it might be the right time to buy him a red panda. If you remember, I once blogged that the animal is pretty much meant to be a model for stuffed toys. So maybe I should buy a red panda to add on to the menagerie, especially since Wolfie seems particularly fond of animals who have bright fiery colours. Maybe next time we go to Branféré, where I took that picture. Or another zoo that has red pandas. Or I will just look online.

Des vacances bretonnes en famille(s)?

C'est une idée de ma belle-mère qui a eu cette idée: quand petit loup aura son passeport et qu'on saura s'organiser pour voyager, elle veut non seulement nous inviter nous (je veux dire leur fille, leur petit fils et moi), mais aussi mes parents. Donc, petit loup se ramasserait en vacances avec ses quatre grand-parents pour le gâter. Je suis enthousiaste à l'idée. On pourrait tous aller ensemble à Branféré voir les pandas roux. Et oui, c'est un peu une excuse pour télécharger une photo de panda roux. Bon, les vacances n'arriveront pas demain, mais j'imagine déjà le plaisir qu'on va avoir.

La quête des pandas roux

Photo prise à Branféré, qui a parmi ses locataires des pandas roux. Qui sont, comme je le disais dans ce billet, des peluches vivants. J'y pense depuis peu et je me suis dit que, même si notre petit loup a déjà une animalerie de toutous assez impressionnante pour son tout jeune âge (surtout qu'il ne passe guère de temps avec eux pour le moment), ce serait vraiment bien qu'il ait un panda roux en peluche. À défaut d'en avoir un vrai. Alors ce sera une nouvelle quête pour moi: trouver un panda roux pour mon fils. Je crois qu'elle sera assez facilement complétée, puisque je crois me rappeler avoir vu des peluches de pandas roux dans la boutique de souvenirs de Branféré. Alors ce sera sans doute pour notre prochain voyage familial en Bretagne.

Pandas roux et cartes postales

Photo prise à Branféré et ceci est un nouveau billet animalier. Enfin, c'est aussi ça. J'ai décidé récemment de me remettre à pratiquer l'art oublié de l'envoi de cartes postales. J'en ai envoyé quelques unes à la famille de mon filleul, dont une carte postale de Branféré, montrant bien entendu des pandas roux. Ce sont les pensionnaires les plus photogéniques du parc. J'ai envoyé la carte postale des pandas roux à l'aînée de la famille, qui a quatorze ans. Je crois que la mignonceté des pandas roux viendra à bout de tout cynisme adolescent et lui fera bien plaisir. Les filles de son âge, elles aiment encore les animaux mignons comme celui-ci.

Living plush toys

Remember when I blogged in November last year about red pandas? Well, it struck me that I had much better pictures of red pandas from our visit to Branféré. When I say they look like living breathing plush toys, that is what I mean. Just look at this one! He is so cute with his cute little face and fiery fur. I regret not buying a plush toy at their likeness in the shop, I fell that much in love with them. Maybe next time.

About red pandas

I took this picture of a stuffed red panda at the Natural History Museum. I don't know for you but they seem to be everywhere these days. Bill Maher even mentioned them a few months ago in his new rules, saying they are living cute plush toys. I have seen live ones since my visit at the NHM and they truly are cute and adorable looking. That said, I associate the red panda to the series of espionage graphic novels Queen & Country by Greg Rucka. Because Volume 8 is called... Operation Red Panda. There is nothing cute about this story, in fact it is bloody and violent. In a way, the red panda's fiery red fur fits the story perfectly: there is plenty of blood and fire in the graphic novel. So anyway, each time I see a red panda, I think about the series of graphic novels. And you, what do you associate red pandas with? What do you think about them?