My panda family for #WorldPandaDay. The good news is that their status has improved from endangered to vulnerable but they do remain at risk. There are an estimated 1,800 in the wild.

"An Embarrassment Of Pandas"

(No, really, that's the collective noun for Giant Pandas)

For the #sciArtSeptember prompt “motherly” my linocut portrait of a harried mama giant panda & 2 unruly cubs. They are magnificent, if funny, creatures, whose expressions make them easy to personify. They remind me of people I know.

These beautiful bears are endangered due to deforestation. Through conservation efforts, the wild giant panda population in central China, 1/2