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Everything Biology => Zoology => Topic started by: remcook on November 09, 2005, 03:36:29 AM



Title: on this day...
Post by: remcook on November 09, 2005, 03:36:29 AM
"1927
Giant Panda discovered, China
"

(from the astrobio site)

really?? pandas were only discovered in 1927? I know they're shy, but still....

according to wiki... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda)
"The Giant Panda was first made known to the West in 1869 by the French missionary Armand David, who received a skin from a hunter on 11 March 1869."
hmmmm


Title: Re: on this day...
Post by: Charity on November 15, 2005, 02:39:00 PM
Ok there is something just wrong here, several sites are saying the same thing. But clearly they were known years befor the 1920's.
I'm confused....ditto@ hmmmmmmmmm