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Listen Up, Pandas, You Need to Fight

panda01.jpg Scientists in China may use a police dog to teach pandas to fight. This after the first artificially-bred panda released into the wild was apparently killed after a battle with other animals, reports Reuters. The Wolong Giant Panda Breeding Centre plans to have four pandas live with a specially trained police dog or other animals. The pandas would learn how to protect themselves by observing the dog. Five-year-old Xiang Xiang, the world's first artificially bred panda released into the wild, was found dead in the snow early this year after less than 12 months of freedom… Hmm, can we train them to attack bad people too?

Julia Whitty is Mother Jones' environmental correspondent. You can read from her new book, The Fragile Edge, and other writings, here.

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"Hmm, can we train them to attack bad people too?"

Yes. I've long been a supporter of our right to arm bears.

Since pandas are back to being classified in Ursidae (i.e. bears), I think the NRA should equip them with fully automatic weapons with armor piercing bullets. If they hit a few good guys while defending themselves, we'll just chalk it up to collateral damage.

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You are good people :)

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Panda's shouldn't have to fight there poor little animals who just wanna lay around and eat Bamboo ur all good people.But they deserve better.

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but pandas can't tell the difference between a good guy, and a bad man. Pandas are to slow as a matter of fact. I like the idea of training the panda to fight, I just don't think pandas, and fighting strategies don't match. All pandas need to know is how to guard their young, and themselves.

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OMG They are pandas thay couldn't fight bad people they are way too weak.I think pandas should be kapt as pets.

What do u think???

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OMG They are pandas they couldn't fight bad people they are way too weak.I think pandas should be kept as pets.

What do u think???

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it"s so funny...........i like panda!!!!!!!!!!!

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awwww!!

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SHANEELAAAHH!!

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My freind Shane and I are the biggest panda lovers in the universe they are too sweet to fight of a mean doggie

PaNdA's RoCk!

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pandas shouldnt be endagered species !! pandas are awsome i love them ...

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anyone else disagree with this?

an artificial panda?? how insane is that! we should leave nature alone!

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I Think you should do better bcause they are sweet, cute, lovable animals who do not need to do this for us. they want to live there life like we want to live ours!!!! So i dont think they should do this....And i dont think they can tell a bad guy with a good guy!?!?!?!?!???!!!???

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lkjlk;;kj

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I LOVE THE PIC OF THE PANDA ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE

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i dont think they should harm the rain forest because that hurts the pandas and if they still do that theres something rong with them

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i totally agree,
ive been asking for a panda for the last how many christmas's now?

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POOR PANDAS SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING!!!
THEY JUST WANT A GOOD LIFE AND THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE IN FIGHTS WITH OTHER PANDAS!!
:(
xx

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hey I live in America and I really am a animal lover. Would it ever be possible for me to own a panda??

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Who lives in the east 'neath the willow tree
Sexual Harassment Panda!
Who explains sexual harassment to you and me
Sexual Harassment Panda!
Don't say that don't touch there
Don't be nasty says the silly bear
He's come to tell you what's right and wrong
Sexual Harassment Panda

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