Panda-monium!!
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15833)
Manchester, England
November 5, 2015 10:04am CST
Scientists in China claim to have decoded the meaning of 13 different sounds made by giant Pandas.
Apparently the males baa like a sheep when they are attempting to court a female and if the female is keen she responds with a bird-like twitter. Judging by the lack of success in getting pandas to reproduce in the world's zoos I'm guessing this isn't a sound which is heard very often.
The scientists didn't reveal what the, presumably far more common, sounds were for "Not now love, Match of The Day is just starting" or "Not tonight darling, I've got a headache".
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 Nov 15
I think even other animals make different sounds for different situations. Atleast our pet Preity has different barks.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 Nov 15
@WorDazza OK Do you know the Greater Racket Tailed Drongo chirps like a cat and also chirps in many different ways. Its good that the pand has been studied and when it makes that baa sound people are told to run away
. I am sure every kind of sound these animals make surely could be studied.
. I am sure every kind of sound these animals make surely could be studied.3 people like this
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
6 Nov 15
Who thinks of these things, and how do they know, maybe that baa is telling the scientists where to go 
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
6 Nov 15
@WorDazza I thought of you today, I found out they are only half way through the road works on the A1 
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
8 Nov 15
@Dragonairy1 Those roadworks can be a nightmare. They keep shutting the A1 completely. Plays havoc with my travel plans.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
@WorDazza HAHAHAHA.. but yes, I do hear people go on about how "strenuous" it is!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
5 Nov 15
@Drosophila I think you might be mistaking pandas for me!!!!
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
5 Nov 15
Maybe they should teach the lyrics of "Let's Get It On" to both genders. Maybe that would help?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
5 Nov 15
@WorDazza This is fun, but in reality, some zoos have done something similar with good results.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
6 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace Wow! I didn't know that. So it would seem that we aren't that much different from animals!!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
6 Nov 15
It's probably a good idea not to get too close to a panda, bleating, twittering or whatever noise it happens to be making. I suspect, despite their cuddly appearance, they could probably remove your head with a swipe of one of those paws.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
5 Nov 15
Maybe its a case of "who's turn is it to do all the moves tonight?".. "yours?" "no! yours!".. "no! you!"
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
6 Nov 15
Pandas are actually kida cute.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
7 Nov 15
I was going to say the tweeting was probably saying I've got a headache but you have already said that! 13 sounds eh a man of many words
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
The "not tonight darling" is a human thing. In the jungle, you just take want you want. Perhaps a shot of testosterone may be the answer. Wait! is that just for humans?
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