No, even I'm not carnivorous enough to suggest incorporating pandas into the menu. But I couldn't help sharing this one: low carb dieting can even help out the dwindling panda population!
Zookeepers in Thailand put a male panda on a low carb diet because he is too heavy to mate with his partner. Chuang Chuang weighs in at 150 kg (330lbs), while his partner Lin Hui tips the scales at a svelte 115 kg (253lbs).
Kannika Nimtragol, a veterinarian at the Chiang Mai zoo in northern Thailand says "We think Chuang Chuang should not weigh over 140 kilograms. Otherwise Lin Hui will carry too much weight while mating."
She says to help Chuang Chuang slim down, zookeepers are feeding him fewer bread loaves and more bamboo branches to cut back on the amount of carbohydrate he consumes.
Here's the link to the rest of the article, including the backup plan for “panda porn”:
Thailand puts panda on low carb sex diet
Why they are feeding them bread loaves in the first place, I have
no idea, but here's hoping Chuang Chuang's feeling frisky soon. The
potential result is just too adorable to miss out on because of pesky
old carbs...
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