How to FedEx a Panda

[Badger]

WASHINGTON, Feb 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The FedEx Panda Express, a specially-branded 777-Freighter in the FedEx aircraft fleet, took off today from Washington Dulles International Airport bound for Chengdu, China, with two very special passengers on board. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, is providing safe transport for two giant pandas--Tai Shan and Mei Lan--as they are returned home to aid the world's conservation efforts for this endangered species.

Send-off events were held at FedEx Express facilities at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and Washington Dulles International Airport today as city officials, zoo representatives and others bid farewell to the pandas before take-off. FedEx has worked closely with representatives from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Zoo Atlanta to provide for the safety and comfort of both pandas while on board the aircraft. Veterinarians from both zoos were granted special privileges to accompany the pandas throughout the 14 1/2 hour non-stop flight, ensuring the animals are well cared for.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-bound-fedex-panda-express-takes-flight-from-washington-dc-with-precious-cargo-on-board-2010-02-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp



Video Clip of Pandas being transported: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mva2fN0meCg&feature=player_embedded

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Pandas get such a nice treatment. Why are there no Pandas in Canadian zoos? :(

[45ED]

At least it wasn't UPS.

[user01]

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/panda_plane.jpg

[RealEst8]

i guess FedEx are the "pros" for shipping pandas since they've shipped them in the past

[chinese zzz]

nice treatment huh? :-0 I think is wasting $$.. for transportation..

[Matrixvibe]

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/panda_plane.jpg

LOL :lol:

[porphyra]

nice treatment huh? :-0 I think is wasting $$.. for transportation..

Are you insane? It's a highly endangered species that without serious conservation effort will probably go extinct. If anything we need more effort like this to ensure that the health of the species improves as a whole. The research facilities around Chengdu are way more advanced than in the zoos and they have had fair amount of success with breeding Pandas there. Moreover it is close to their natural habitat.

[bubble.tea]

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/panda_plane.jpg

LOL....OH MAAAAAAAAAAN., HARharhar

[Johan Liebert]

Yeah, i wish there were Pandas in toronto zoo, not just red pandas.

[ruhroh]

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/panda_plane.jpg

wtf

[Madchester]

nice treatment huh? :-0 I think is wasting $$.. for transportation..

Pandas are always the most profitable zoo exhibit. They make back their initial cost many, many times over the length of a 10 year panda loan. Yes, it cost a million/year to "borrow" a panda from China... but that translates to almost $60M of annual revenue for the state economy....


http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/zagx/t633287.htm

[flexwong]

Yeah, i wish there were Pandas in toronto zoo, not just red pandas.

they're removing the canadian exhibit for a panda exhibit. that's what i've heard.

[stealth]

I f-ing hate Panda's.
An animal with no natural enemies, the whole animal kingdom loves them...all it has to do to thrive is eat and F_. Yet its too goddam picky and lazy to have sex to keep the species going. That offends me personally.
They're the ******* of the bear world. F-them.
I hope that plane goes down and everyone on it has a parachute...except the Panda.

[jcon]

It's finger Ling-Ling good!

[cheapmeister]

I f-ing hate Panda's.
An animal with no natural enemies, the whole animal kingdom loves them...all it has to do to thrive is eat and F_. Yet its too goddam picky and lazy to have sex to keep the species going. That offends me personally.
They're the ******* of the bear world. F-them.I hope that plane goes down and everyone on it has a parachute...except the Panda.

LOL
Nobody would care about them if they looked ugly.
Ugly animals deserve treatment like this!

[dmxlite]

Pandas get such a nice treatment. Why are there no Pandas in Canadian zoos? :(

Because the FedEx brokerage costs would be killer.


Yet its too goddam picky and lazy to have sex to keep the species going. That offends me personally.
They're the ******* of the bear world. F-them.
I hope that plane goes down and everyone on it has a parachute...except the Panda.

:lol:
To be fair, they only seem to lose interest in mating when they are captured. I guess humans pamper them too much, but the only way they know how to save them is to capture them...

[007craft]

Because the FedEx brokerage costs would be killer.



:lol:
To be fair, they only seem to lose interest in mating when they are captured. I guess humans pamper them too much, but the only way they know how to save them is to capture them...

Im the same way. Once im being pampared and having fun I dont care much for mating :)

[RealEst8]

Yet its too goddam picky and lazy to have sex to keep the species going.

how about artificial insemination?

[ronin893]

I f-ing hate Panda's.
An animal with no natural enemies, the whole animal kingdom loves them...all it has to do to thrive is eat and F_. Yet its too goddam picky and lazy to have sex to keep the species going. That offends me personally.
They're the ******* of the bear world. F-them.
I hope that plane goes down and everyone on it has a parachute...except the Panda.
You're jealous because it's 10x cuter than you and can beat the snot out of you in a duel. What's the matter, did a panda steal your jacket?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r06d6AbMwg

[stealth]

You're jealous because it's 10x cuter than you and can beat the snot out of you in a duel. What's the matter, did a panda steal your jacket?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r06d6AbMwg

I'll step into the ring with one of those asexual tubby bears anyday, buddy.

You arrange it, we'll sell the tickets and split the PPV receipts 50/50.:D

I'm a 2-time Kangaroo boxing champ, and retired only after losing to the current titleholder (he cheats):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FVD0BR2Mc

[stealth]

how about artificial insemination?

None for me, thanks. But how you spend the weekend is your business.

[sspikachu25]

http://www.guzer.com/pictures/panda_plane.jpg

:lol:

[azndoughboi]

wtf there's an ad when i clicked on the youtube link

[user01]

wtf there's an ad when i clicked on the youtube link

New advertising campaign, you have to watch till to the end then you get to watch the full video

[Flyer]

...
To be fair, they only seem to lose interest in mating when they are captured. I guess humans pamper them too much, but the only way they know how to save them is to capture them...
Or maybe the mates people keep bringing to the panda are fugly...he's probably going, "Yo, WTF? Stop bringing me the fatties, bring on them hos!"

[Aznkid2000]

Or maybe the mates people keep bringing to the panda are fugly...he's probably going, "Yo, WTF? Stop bringing me the fatties, bring on them hos!"

would 3 beers make the panda think she is hot :D

[7jai]

At least it wasn't UPS.

+1000000

if you want to lose your pandas with a tracking number that doesn't get updated....u can always trust UPS to get that done :lol:

[Emancipated]

wtf

Please tell me you know that's just a plush toy!

[twotterdhc6]

Well it's good that they're going home.
Modern zoos are more for the money than protecting wildlife anyway. Animals should not be treated as commodity, being bought and sold between different zoos around the world.

[ruhroh]

Please tell me you know that's just a plush toy!

Where can I buy one? I want it.

[Talamasca]

Pandas are always the most profitable zoo exhibit. They make back their initial cost many, many times over the length of a 10 year panda loan. Yes, it cost a million/year to "borrow" a panda from China... but that translates to almost $60M of annual revenue for the state economy....


http://au.china-embassy.org/eng/zagx/t633287.htm

The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/national/12panda.html?_r=1) would disagree with you.

[stealth]

Please tell me you know that's just a plush toy!

You mean now they're counterfeiting Panda's in China for air travellers/nerds companionship? Gasp!

[ronin893]

The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/national/12panda.html?_r=1) would disagree with you.So I clicked on the link and started reading the headline, "Eats, Shoots, Leaves"..., umm,... oh wait, I added an extra comma in there.

[ronin893]

You mean now they're counterfeiting Panda's in China for air travellers/nerds companionship? Gasp!
Since he can afford to buy an extra ticket for his companion, it's obvious that the nerd would not cheap out on a counterfeit.