A panda who was "really, really, ridiculously good at sex" brought the species back from the brink of extinction, but things are still weird

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/11/29/panda-bangers.html

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Exactly why I should be kept alive as long as possible.

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Does this mean that future panda’s will be nymphomaniacs making all those Japanese comics prophetic?

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I wonder how often during Earth’s natural history there were a few individuals whose exceptional sexual prowess was the one thing keeping the species alive.

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Because humans fuck up everything they touch.

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Can I also just say that I profoundly miss Maggie Koerth-Baker’s presence on BB?

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I have no reason to doubt that you’re quite good at having sex with pandas but I frankly don’t see how that helps anyone.

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Hmm - that steep rise seems to mimic also the student loan rate. Is there some correlation here?

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I was posting for the owl.

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That explains a lot, actually.

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I knew a Panda like that once.

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Those old panda memes suddenly seem less innocent…

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If the last couple weeks worth of news is any indicator, a bunch of times.

a higher than normal libido (or lower than normal standards)

They found a frat boy panda.

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There are many such correlations in this world:

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Oooooo… I like that. Owl with 'tude.

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There is a certain demographic where the ability to lie on one’s back and urinate on command is very … sought after.

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This explains fall of Trilobites.

They were just not sexy.

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Yeah, you usually have to pay extra for that.

Speak for yourself!

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Yes! Came here to say the same. The only thing that soothes the pain is knowing that she’s out there killing it at fivethirtyeight.

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