#China bearing

[reasonsforhope]

The population of giant pandas in the wild has nearly doubled as China steps up its conservation efforts.

China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Jan 25 there are now around 1,900 pandas in the wild from some 1,100 in the 1980s.

This has been due to China’s efforts to protect the species, considered a national treasure, said Mr Zhang Yue, an official with the administration.

The Giant Panda National Park was established in October 2021, covering a total area of over 22,000 sq km and providing a home to around 72 per cent of the wild giant panda population.

Protected areas for giant pandas have grown from 1.39 million ha to 2.58 million ha since 2012.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has adjusted the status of giant pandas from “endangered” to “vulnerable”.

“This indicates that China’s giant panda conservation efforts have been recognised by the international wildlife conservation community,” Mr Zhang said.

The global captive population of giant pandas, meanwhile, has now reached 728, with 46 pandas successfully bred in captivity in 2023.

The genetic diversity of captive giant pandas has also improved. The current captive population of giant pandas can maintain 90 per cent genetic diversity for up to 200 years.

As for giant pandas living abroad, Mr Zhang said China has organised field inspections and assessments of 23 overseas cooperation institutions in 19 countries since 2023.

“The cooperation institutions generally meet the requirements in terms of venue construction, feeding and nursing, and disease prevention and control measures,” Mr Zhang said, adding that pandas living abroad are generally “in good health”.

He said China will further improve the international cooperation management mechanism for giant pandas, carry out regular daily health monitoring and field inspection and assessment, and continue to strengthen cooperation with international partners for the protection of endangered species and biodiversity.

-via The Straits Times, January 25, 2024

[adventureswithteddy]

Peering up to the top of Thousand Turtle Mountain Teddy could easily imagine the pile of shells that were on the mind when the name was conceived. Nature’s pretty neat.

[heckyeahponyscans]

Just saw this image on a Taobao listing. Looks like the Chinese Care Bears keychain set is about to expand significantly! (Twenty of these bears were already available and there are twenty new ones in the pic.)

[dilf-of-the-endless]

dishwasher carmy 🧽

[yebreed]

Everybody Eats Someone: Western Han Biting Artifact

Gold belt buckle of Western Han dynasty. Unearthed from the tomb of King of Chu of on Lion Rock (獅子山), Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu.

This dramatic buckle consists of two rectangular gold belt plates and a gold tongue. On the reliefs, everybody is eating someone. The heraldic bears of the Xiong (熊) clan, a prolongation of the royal House of Mi (芈), are present. The Ye (葉) family Taoist lineage I’ve examined here is from the same clan and House.

The bear totem is still pertinent for those with surnames Mi (芈), Yan (酓 or 檿), Shen (沈), Xiong (熊), Ye (葉), Xiang (項), Qu (屈).

The heraldic elements in the form of images represent rather archaic practice. They were gradually supplanted in China by the designation of belonging through the surnames’ hieroglyphs of or mottos.

On display in the Xuzhou Museum (徐州博物館).

[fridaybear]

What’s the silliest bear in the whole world

If you asked this every week, the answer would change every week. But you asked and we're going to do our damndest to answer! Currently, I think our champion silly bear is this Sun Bear from China who was stretching so far everyone saw he had a dad butt. While not uncommon, some randos thought it was a person in a bear costume, and the zoo had to issue a statement saying it was not a person in a bear costume. C'est la vie. Anyway, sun bears are hilarious, silly, and have dad butts.

[blackpointgame]

aabon35

[theinashow]

I know I repeat myself a lot about this, but it's still crazy how not too long ago, I was paralyzed or not at all able to deadlift

Started working on my range, grip, and motion

Two deadlift videos stitched together, 110 kg and 125 kg, respectively (242.5 lbs and 275.5 lbs)

[flyingcakeee]

Who wants Logan angst? Nobody? Too bad.

Little snippet of what I wrote here:

(If you read the entire thing on AO3, please read the tags ☹️)

Oscar did fine in the sprint, qualifying and finished P6. Logan, Logan got P10. Of course, technicality again, originally it was P12 again, which Oscar reminded him of on the trip around the circuit after they were both interviewed.

“I mean, finishing P12 isn't bad. You got pretty lucky with Lewis and Kevin trying to fight for most penalties. Maybe you'll get points today.”

“Yeah,” Logan mumbled, “maybe.”

Logan spent the rest of the parade talking to Kevin, unable to muster up courage to talk to Oscar anymore.

When Logan was taken out in the race by the same man he chose to talk to instead of Oscar, he shut his phone off and left to go home immediately. Oscar never texted him, Logan sent a small “good job” that night.

Maybe he was too busy celebrating his teammate who had finally won a race, Logan’s home race.

Jenson Button

“I think Logan's going to be in the seat until the end of the year. Of course we'd all love to see Logan doing a bit better than he was…”

Logan spent the time before quali when Jenson wasn't preoccupied with SkySports duties in the hospitality with him.

“Home race, hustle and bustle getting you tired kid?”

“I guess. It's just, there's a lot going on.”

“James assured you that the rumors about that young kid is all false, don't worry, kid,” Jenson said as he reached his hand over, rubbing Logan’s bicep. “Keep your head up, kid, you've got some pace around here, shut those rumors down like you did with your P10, yeah?”

Logan looked at Jenson with a look he didn't quite know himself. Whether it was a look mixed with fear, doubt, and overall sadness, it wasn't a pleasant look and Jenson didn't like it. He offered Logan a mere comforting smile before standing up, patting his shoulder, and walking off.

“I need to go a reporter, keep your head up, kid.”

Logan never talked to him again for the the week, crashing out and getting home before Jenson can search, if he was going to anyways, for the broken ‘kid’ just so he can act like he's Logan’s dad.

Logan had too many people trying to act like his dad, nowadays. He just wished his own dad would act so too.

Logan Sargeant

Always at fault, never the victim. Always unlucky, never a ray of hope for him. All the broken mirrors in the world cast their eyes on Logan as prey, and what a hell of prey he was.

Logan couldn't do anything about the 10 second penalty, it ruined his race from the get-go.

Logan tried to defend against the “Viking Defender”, shut the door before he stuck his front nose where it didn't belong. Kevin still did as such and drove away with mere damage compared to Logan, his car absolutely destroyed. Good thing they got the brand new spare chassis in, it was Logan’s turn to break the car beyond repair.

It was always Logan’s fault in the eyes of commentators and fans, at least the FIA had his back. Sometimes.

[mysharona1987]

Eh…

[medicinepocketarchive]

Gummy Bears and Boost in Bites Product Images

From Twitter

Product Information:

Gummy bears are 59 yuan for a pack of 6, Gummy Bear flavours are grape, white peach, and blueberry and the special Beagle Gummies are "surprise" flavour. Lollipops are 39 yuan for a box of 9, flavors are cantaloupe, orange, and peach. The gummy bears come with temporary tattoos and the lollipops come with stickers of Noodle Pocket Medicine Pocket.

Attached Text:

🎩：哦！一款商店中广受好评的糖果产品，得益于那位拉普拉斯天才研究员的研究成果，使得苦目糖果的携带更加便利~当然，本次的商品不止一种，如果您需要外出或者参与行动小队，请务必记得携带这些以便于及时恢复细胞活性~

💾：我听说在这个软糖袋子里面还有一个彩蛋。

🎩：我找找看，是这个吗~哦非常可爱的比格图案，让我来尝尝

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💾：你把这个称作可爱？哦不，等下，那个是…

🎩：……好像有什么东西从我的鼻子那里直达了大脑。

💾：嗯，这位看起来已经停止了思考。商品名【 *多彩熊生*小熊软糖&*棒棒人生*苦目棒棒糖

Original Tmall Link:

重返未来：1999 ...-tmall.com天猫

Twitter Link:

[adventureswithteddy]

Teddy looked down the line of gondolas wondering how much he truly trusted that little cable holding them all suspended. Once he decided that everything seemed to be secure, he was able to look out across the valley below, twisting this way and that into the haze.

[heckyeahponyscans]

Fakies for craft projects on Alibaba

Two of them resemble G1 Peachy and G3 Serendipity, but I think this is a coincidence; I think, as with the blue pony beside them, they stole their symbols from the Care Bears franchise

[ta-bajna-cerna-okybaca]

Now that I finally got to play TWST diasomnia chapter 1 myself, I'm gonna need everyone who said Malleus was a baby throwing a tantrum for no reason to pay me 2000 dollars each

[tibozin]

I try draw them is human

I love this movie....

This part makes me very sad....

[los-plantalones]

China Fir cones.