Monday, November 7, 2016

A Zoo Is Streaming Red Pandas All Day To Help You Escape The Election

Feeling stressed? Look at these cute animals.

The red panda cam will go live at 1 p.m. ET on the Firefox Facebook page.

The red panda cam will go live at 1 p.m. ET on the Firefox Facebook page.

Red pandas, which are native to Nepal, Myanmar, and central China, are sometimes called firefoxes. They are considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to poaching and habitat loss.

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Red pandas eat bamboo shoots and are known to be excellent climbers. The cute creatures at the SF Zoo reside in the Red Panda Treehouse, which was designed by Animal Planet's Treehouse Master Pete Nelson.

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The three red pandas at the SF Zoo are named Tenzing, Hillary, and Hunter. The 3-year-old male Tenzing was named after famed Mount Everest sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the world's tallest peak in 1953, according to the Zoo.

The three red pandas at the SF Zoo are named Tenzing, Hillary, and Hunter. The 3-year-old male Tenzing was named after famed Mount Everest sherpa Tenzing Norgay, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the world's tallest peak in 1953, according to the Zoo.

Above Tenzing is seen playing with a stuffed animal at 10 months old.

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