Baby panda makes its debut at the San Diego Zoo

And it is adorable. Via Laughing Squid.

Merry Christmas, panda lovers!

Happy Christmas! In honor of that spirit, here are the 40 happiest photos of 2012, including this gem:


Thanks to Trevor for the tip!

Baby panda plays with ball. Adorbs.

Thanks to Panda Correspondent Trevor for the find, via Buzzfeed.

Panda kiddilies

Via Trevor via Cute Overload.

You know what's adorable?

Fluffy, fuzzy panda pudge:


See more adorableness here, as discovered by Trevor.

Why pandas have pregnancy problems

In case this conundrum has been weighing on your mind, Mental_Floss has the answers.

Americans weigh in on the birth of a new panda

Panda news is way more funny when it's fake, right? Here's another gem from The Onion, discovered by Trevor.

Baby pandas don't want to go to work either

Via #whatshouldwecallme:

TRYING TO WAKE UP FOR WORK ON A FRIDAY

How much does a baby panda weigh?

4.54 pounds, it looks like. Or kilos? I don't know what measurement is used for pandas.

Panda Correspondent Trevor strikes again with this adorable baby panda pic via Cute Overload.

Pandas want to know ALL the answers

Found by Trevor via Cute Overload.

Baby Panda at the San Diego Zoo

Bai Yun, mother of six. Photo by Matthew Field, under GNU Free Documentation License 

Panda news seems to be slow these days, but Jason O has sent in a great one: a new baby panda has been born at the San Diego Zoo. This baby is the sixth for its mother, Bai Yun, who is now the world record holder for Most Pandas Birthed. Congratulations!

Baby pandas make everything better

Wind down from the week by watching adorable baby pandas play:



Thanks Trevor! Via Cute Overload.

Pandas are #4 out of 9 worst moms

According to this article on Mental_Floss. Their M.O. is to ignore their weakest babies. Why not? I mean, look at this thing:

[image via colegota.]

One of the highlights of China

According to Chinahighlights.com:

Thanks to soon-to-be-graduated-from-Columbia(!!) Maria for finding.

Rocking chair panda rocks my world

Via #whatshouldwecallme (THE BEST BLOG EVAR):

WHEN I STAY IN ON THE WEEKEND TO DO WORK

I always just end up like: 

Panda pool time!

Thanks to Trevor for the tip! Via Cute Overload (where it's aptly titled "We're So Happy We Wet Our Pandas").

Large man, small panda

Panda Correspondent Trevor draws our attention to this report of basketball sensation Yao Ming visiting baby pandas in China. To quote: "Today Yao Ming went to that same panda sanctuary that everyone goes to, to pose for the same panda-on-lap photo that everyone poses for, wearing a buttoned-up leather jacket and turtleneck combo that I don't think anyone has worn before."

BONUS:
Deadspin has also conveniently done a mashup of what it would look like if Tim Tebow had a baby with the panda on Yao Ming's lap:

Isn't the world a better place now?

Wondering how to kidnap your very own red panda baby?

Cute Overload gives you the step-by-step.

Thanks to Trevor for finding!

Panda cuddle pile

An update to the Great Panda Debate has been posted on Gizmodo (Thanks again, Trevor!). It includes this adorable shot:

Dreaming about pandas (or, when you know you've had a panda blog for too long)

So, last night, I had a dream. Panda blog co-founder Devora and I were roaming around town when we stumbled upon a young Asian family--Mom, Dad, and two-year-old quadruplets--and they were all dressed up in panda suits (for some occasion or the other), masks and all. It was too adorable for life, and of course we stopped them to take a picture for panda blog. ALAS, it was a dream, and no such photograph exists. Luckily panda correspondent Trevor shared this photo recently, so the post needn't go pictureless.