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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

shenmue

(38,534 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:19 PM Jul 2015

Pandas' key to health? Laziness

BBC story here

From the article:

Scientists have uncovered the key reason why giant pandas are able to survive solely on a diet of bamboo.

The researchers found that pandas get by on shoots and leaves because they expend extremely small amounts of energy.

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Pandas' key to health? Laziness (Original Post) shenmue Jul 2015 OP

An animal after my own heart. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #1

Panda schedule: shenmue Jul 2015 #2

I see no problem with that... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #3

:) shenmue Jul 2015 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,110 posts)

1. An animal after my own heart.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:31 PM

Jul 2015

I, too, expend extremely small amounts of energy, but I don't want to subsist on bamboo.

shenmue

(38,534 posts)

2. Panda schedule:

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:33 PM

Jul 2015

1. Eat

2. Poop

3. Sleep

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

3. I see no problem with that...

Reply to shenmue (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:22 PM

Jul 2015

except for the lack of computer time.

shenmue

(38,534 posts)

4. :)

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 10:45 PM

Jul 2015

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