Are pandas the most misunderstood animal?

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Lucy Cooke |

TED-Ed

• January 2024

In the 1930’s, a grand panda drama unfolded at the Chicago Zoo. Zookeepers procured a female panda named Mei Mei, and they were determined to find her a mate. They found a prospective suitor named Mei Lan, and the public eagerly awaited the patter of tiny panda paws. But the wait dragged on... and on. Why weren’t the bears breeding? Lucy Cooke shares common misperceptions about pandas. [Directed by Keegan Thornhill, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].