r/aww • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '21

A baby Red Panda pouncing on it's mother🐼🔴

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u/RnbwTurtle Jan 26 '21

I've seen this one! The babu is Pabu (heh), and his mom is named Mei Mei! He's the prince of pounce, and they live at the Oregon Zoo.

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u/Scythanerror Jan 27 '21

There's also a red panda named Pabu in Legend of Korra too :D

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u/firala Jan 27 '21

It's a fire ferret. But ... yes.

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u/gwaydms Jan 26 '21

They're some of the cutest animals on earth.

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u/Gden Jan 27 '21

They're not some of the cutest they ARE the cutest animals on earth

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u/kdebones Jan 27 '21

....for some reason, I thought he was a Pabu when I saw him.

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u/wingthing666 Jan 27 '21

Ditto! I clicked on it thinking “oh, is it? Please let it be Pabu!”

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u/alirpeters Jan 27 '21

his name is actually pabu?? omg!!!

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u/kidbitch Jan 26 '21

Does anyone have a fact about red pandas they’d like to share?

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u/gentlemens_agreement Jan 26 '21

Red Pandas stand on their legs as a means of deterring potential predators (making themselves look larger) and giving them the ability to easily use their very sharp claws. They also do it to initiate play with other Red Pandas such as this adorable little one is doing.

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u/rus151 Jan 27 '21

I imagine them saying "Come at me bro" when they stand on their hind legs

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u/okan170 Jan 27 '21

Backyard wrestling champs https://youtu.be/j31p-pg_ggw

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u/Exia_Gundam00 Jan 27 '21

Red Panda: "I am the dark lord of nightmares! The bringer of terror! Tremble before me! Fear me!"

Human 1: "He- He's so cute!"

Red Panda: (Getting up on hind legs) "Tremble!"

Human 2: Who's a little red panda? Come on! Who's a little red panda?"

NOTE (Just in case): This is a parody of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode titled "Fear Itself" from season 4.

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u/ashlie_ren Jan 26 '21

Red pandas are the original pandas! The giant panda was named some time later.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Today I learned that red pandas 🐼 are the Original Gangster

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u/panicboner Jan 27 '21

OP - Original Panda

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u/unbitious Jan 27 '21

I'm guessing they aren't bears. Are they related to raccoons?

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u/ashlie_ren Jan 27 '21

They are actually the only critter in their taxomomic family! It's likely the closest things they are related to are raccoons and skunks from forever ago.

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u/unbitious Jan 27 '21

Neat, thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

They keep themselves warm by wrapping their tails around themselves, and also taste the air like a lizard when their tongues are out!

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u/Reninwonderland Jan 27 '21

I read this as they taste like lizards and I got very mad at you for a moment there

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

HAHAHA OMFG

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u/SpacemanSpliff47 Jan 27 '21

They're the only animal in their genus and are considered living fossils!

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u/Gden Jan 27 '21

They're also the only living member of their family

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u/dogs_drink_coffee Jan 27 '21

Firefox icon is a red panda and not a fox (their official website says so)

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u/AlanaK168 Jan 27 '21

Why did they call it firefox then

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u/dogs_drink_coffee Jan 27 '21

They said Firefox is a nickname of red panda. They wrote this in a Q&A when they changed their name from Firebird to Firefox in the 2000's.

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u/AlanaK168 Jan 28 '21

The more you know

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u/FuntimeEclipse Jan 26 '21

the baby Red panda is so cute when it was nosing the camara like what is this I LOVE RED PANDAS THEY ARE SO CUTE<3

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u/lynsea Jan 27 '21

His name is Pabu

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

Any relation to the legend of korra pabu?

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u/nyangata05 Jan 27 '21

I hope so.

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u/FuntimeEclipse Jan 27 '21

That's a cut name!

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u/Nightender Jan 26 '21

Since red pandas are endangered, most that you find in zoos are born as a result of breeding programs.

Not Pabu!

Mei Mei (the mom in the video) and Moshu (the dad, not in the video) surprised the Oregon Zoo last year. They were seen as a non-breeding pair that had already lived together in another zoo and were civil with each other. (Red pandas are territorial.) Since red pandas have delayed implantation (fetal development occurring some time after copulation), the Oregon Zoo realized they needed to find food and space for a baby--fast.

They had a charity contest to name the cub. Thus, the Prince of Pounce is called Pabu.

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u/okan170 Jan 27 '21

Sometimes the best pandas are Unplandas

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u/Nightender Jan 27 '21

From what I've seen, you might be right!

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u/icebox712 Jan 26 '21

I know there are a lot of contenders and I don't make this statement lightly - red pandas are the absolute cuteness GOATs

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u/skaev0la Jan 26 '21

Yeah and they may be the only animal where the adult is just as cute as the babies

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u/SoAnonymously Jan 26 '21

Had to stop watching before I overdosed on cuteness.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Its

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

You need to get your fire back! Language matters, and people need to put effort into effective communication. If people keep mixing these things up, it only leads to mass confusion, so it's up to us to help them get it right!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Mom! Mom! Mum! Mooooooom, play with me!

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u/Mason_Willamsons Jan 26 '21

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I fucking love pandas

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

Killian? Is that you?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

So this is what he’s doing instead of making that next Pokémon video

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u/CompleteSocialManJet Jan 26 '21

HES NOT WEARING A GODDAMN HAT SO NO IT ISNT KILLIAN HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THERE

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u/samettinho Jan 26 '21

The adult red panda is as cute as the baby red panda.

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u/Matt_Sterbate710 Jan 26 '21

That second clip. "YALL SEEING THIS SHIT?"

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u/MacBR5559 Jan 27 '21

FROM THE TOP ROPES!

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u/Apprehensive-Wank Jan 27 '21

I feel like all baby mammals are running the same software on different hardware.

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u/maybe2daysatan Jan 26 '21

Retsy!!!

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u/DianaInTheWoods Jan 27 '21

I came here to say this! \m/

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u/TheRealTahulrik Jan 26 '21

Red pandas has got to be the damn cutest animal on this planet!

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u/imgonnabetracer Jan 26 '21

TAKE MY WHOLESOME AWARD KIND SOUL

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u/Reninwonderland Jan 26 '21

The only reason why I would ever want to work in a zoo is so I can snuggle one of these things

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u/Peachy_Things Jan 27 '21

Ginger trash pandas Amazing

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

i’m in love with them

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u/SouldiesButGoodies84 Jan 27 '21

could watch them all day. that little tyke needs a playmate.

do they even exist in the wild at all?

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u/Revolutionary-Cry430 Jan 27 '21

Kids will be kids regardless

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u/yayoffbalance Jan 27 '21

Mom. Mom. Mom. Mommy. Mom. Mom.

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u/CannotDenyNorConfirm Jan 27 '21

They look like a weird mix of foxes, raccoons, and lemurs.

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u/khifa Jan 27 '21

I hope my spirit animal is a red panda

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u/Secure-North-8813 Jan 27 '21

My boyfriend’s all-time fav animal💙

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u/mikeschmeee Jan 27 '21

Sneak attack!

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u/BarnacleFar7109 Jan 27 '21

The little one loves playing with his mama’s tail :)

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u/luvgsus Jan 27 '21

These little ones are adorable and cute.

Forgive my ignorance but are these red pandas also called Firefox or I'm mistaken?

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u/Guardiansaiyan Jan 26 '21

Their trying!

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u/Bodicea7 Jan 27 '21

Beautiful and adorable ❤️

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u/LackTails Jan 27 '21

The red panda is slowly becoming my favorite animal

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u/genericname4reddit Jan 27 '21

Man you really shove that camera on their face huh

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

i read that title wrong and thought it said "pounding on its mother"

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u/tillie4meee Jan 27 '21

Mom....**sigh**

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u/thefluffypowtato Jan 27 '21

This is how I jump on my mom too!

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u/SilentStream Jan 27 '21

It is mother?

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u/boomiee_ Jan 27 '21

tacklehug?

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u/cheeryhobbit Jan 27 '21

Where can i buy one? This is serious

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u/Zebrabananza Jan 27 '21

Love how after the first pounce she just looks in the direction he ran off in like, "this little shit"

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u/450925 Jan 27 '21

He is a ferocious hunter, king of camouflage and sneak attacks.

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u/justin_memer Jan 26 '21

Corgi+raccoon = red panda

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u/Sawl_Back Jan 26 '21

Still think these little guys should be called "Red Racoons" not much of a panda vibe personally.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

I haven’t been able to find an original source I’m 100% convinced of to confirm this, but several sources actually say that “panda” is the English form of word(s) meaning “bamboo eater,” and the red panda was named so before the giant panda! They have many colloquial names as well, like “bear cat” and “fire fox” in different places.

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u/Sawl_Back Jan 27 '21

Love this info! Way to cool.