The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

You know, when I began this blog, I never thought I'd be writing about panda porn.

I never thought such a thing existed.

But, it seems Thailand - the land of sex and sexuality - has thought enough to create some panda pornography to get their bears mating:

After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world’s most beloved but endangered animals, China’s giant panda.

A bit of panda porn has helped too, they say.

“It works,” enthuses Zhang Zhihe, a leading Chinese expert, about showing uninitiated males DVDs of fellow pandas mating.

I mean, I know they have to be raised in captivity these days because human developments have taken away their habitat and all, but what's the point of hanging onto a thread?

I guess until they actually do go extinct, they've got their porn to keep them going.

And, in other panda news, it seems the animal's poo can bring in quite a profit for the zoo in Thailand.

When keepers of the country's panda couple - Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui - tired of disposing the 25 kilograms of feces daily produced by the duo, Prasertsak Buntragulpoontawee came up with the idea of turning it into notebooks, fans, bookmarks and key chains.

"At first the Chinese were very skeptical," said the head of Chiang Mai Zoo's panda unit, referring to the proprietary attitude China takes toward its iconic animal.

But the multicoloured paper products have proven hot selling-items at the zoo, with the the equivalent of about C$9,350 earned to date helping balance the accounts of panda keeping.

I just hope I don't get any mail from Thailand; I'm not sure I'll want to touch it.

And, imagine fanning yourself with sh*t.

I think that would make for both a hot and smelly day.