Big love
The Giant Panda is an endangered species and highly threatened. According to the latest report (2007), China has 239 giant pandas in captivity (128 of them in Wolong and 67 in Chengdu), and another 27 pandas living outside the country. It also estimated that around 1,590 pandas are currently living in the wild. However, a 2006 study, via DNA analysis, estimated that there might be as many as 2,000 to 3,000 pandas in the wild. Though reports show that the numbers of wild pandas are on the rise, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) believes there is not enough certainty to remove pandas from the endangered animal list. (Wikipedia)
This photo was taken in June 2008 in San Diego Zoo, California, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera.
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Sensiworld
How sweet !
Gili Orr replied
It WAS a very sweet moment. And they are beautiful creatures.
Jen7
Awwwww cute. Animal love.
Gili Orr replied
I can’t agree more… Such tenderness, eh? And the softness of the furs adds to the effect, I think.
Jamie Schwartz
It’s no wonder these magnificent animals are so loved….great capture.
Gili Orr replied
Thank you Jamie! They are magnificent – and so rare nowadays :-( These are the first ones I have ever seen.
~ Ademac
Great capture…...................
Gili Orr replied
Thanx, Barssel! It was not easy to take, with all the people crowding in front of it and rocks and bushes standing in the way…
kathy s gillen...
great shot Gili
Gili Orr replied
Thanks, Kathy!!
Cora Wandel
Gili, where was this photo taken? For a moment I thought perhaps you had visited the zoo here in Washington, D.C. I love pandas, incredible picture and great words devoted to the endangered species. – Cora
Gili Orr replied
Oh, this information got lost between the card and the print…. So I should avoid this seperation.
This photo was taken in June 2008 in San Diego Zoo, California, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera.
Should I visit your zoo? Well, not this year, anyway;-)
Thanks, Cora!!
Marleia Main
How precious!!!! Love it : ))
Gili Orr replied
Thanks, Marleia!!
mlynnd
I just love panda’s. What an adorable shot!
Gili Orr replied
Love them too;-) Thanks!!
cdudak
Had to give a comment, one of my most favorite bears. Such a cute shot….Kay
Gili Orr replied
Thanks a lot, cdudak!
Tracey Colon
very cute! nice job
Gili Orr replied
Thanks, Tracey!
Virginia N. Fred
Oh what a wonderful capture, how sweet..gina
Gili Orr replied
Thanks, Gina!
schizomania
oh so cute!!!
Lisawv
Beautiful capture of these gorgeous pandas.
Jenni Atkins-S...