We have a nom-nom-nominat
ion for the happiest eater in the world: A precious red panda that seems to love nothing more than munching on bamboo.
Just look at his face:
This little red panda Teajmunn at Paradise Wildlife Park, UK, has the best bamboo eating faces we've ever seen!
Posted by Red Panda Network on Monday, March 14, 2016
“There's not much a red panda gets excited about apart from food!” Amy Heffernan, the red panda’s keeper at the Paradise Wildlife Park, a zoo in Hertfordshire, England, told The Huffington Post. She recently snapped a few photos of Teajmunn, the 13-year-old cutie pie above, and uploaded them to Red Panda Network’s Facebook page.. Since it was uploaded on March 14, it has been shared over 1,100 times.
“We're super excited that my photos have been so incredibly popular. We are hoping it draws some attention to this amazing endangered species,” Heffernan said, referencing to the red panda’s classification of “vulnerable” by the World Wildlife Foundation. The problem is that the species’ habitat, mainly in the Eastern Himalayas, is being cleared.
“Red Panda Network does a lot of community-based conservation working with rural communities in eastern Nepal,” she said. “Educating about the species and supporting sustainable land use to protect their habitat.”
And why wouldn’t you want to help save a critter as cute as Teajmunn? Especially when Heffernan describes him as “quite a timid character” -- that is except when he gets his little paws on fresh bamboo or fruit.
And apparently he's a hit with the pretty red panda ladies, too.
“He has fathered four cubs with our female since 2013 despite is old age,” Hertfordshire said.
Way to enjoy you golden years, Grandpa!
To help save the red panda, you can make a donation at redpandanetwork.org.
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