Heres why you dont actually want to cuddle a panda

Not even National Zoo staff are allowed to sneak a snuzzle with Bao Bao. “As tempting as that would be, that’s not our role here. Our role is to be as true to what their wild counterparts are doing,” giant panda keeper Nicole MacCorkle says.

Plus, if you DID get to pet her, it might be a letdown. Panda hair isn’t as soft as it looks, especially as a panda gets older; it feels kind of like a scratchy wool sweater.

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