I don’t usually quote news here, preferring to plagiarise instead, but this article over at Reuters (the only news site not blocked by the company’s SurfNazi software) really made me laugh, so I thought i’d share it with you.
A male panda at a Thai zoo has been placed on a month-long diet to avoid squashing his partner during sex, and will be shown “panda porn” to get him in the mood, the project chief said on Wednesday.
Chuang Chuang, a six-year-old male who weighs in at 150 kg (330 lb), was too big for his 115-kg, five-year-old spouse, Lin Hui, Prasertsak Buntrakoonpoontawee told Reuters.
“Chuang Chuang is not fat but he will be too heavy for Lin Hui when they mate,” he said. “The weight difference will be a hurdle to the success of their mating.”
Prasertsak said male pandas should weigh 30 kg less than their partners.
The pair have been at the zoo in the northern city of Chiang Mai since 2003 and were officially “married” two years ago. However, they have show little inclination to consummate their union.
The zoo hopes Chuang Chuang will lose 10 kg in a month on the diet, which started last week and includes fewer “cookies” and bamboo stems, and more bamboo leaves, which are harder to chew.
“Panda Porn”? blimey that’s a new one on me. Also is Prasertsak Buntrakoonpoontawee the longest name ever?
