Under Cover of Darkness, The Pandas Lurk. Waiting.

How awesome would it be if along with stray cats and dogs - and rodents and occasional ferrets, etc. - Gotham had a population of street pandas meandering through town, getting high on bamboo and sleeping on scaffolding?

Sigh. As you can tell we have a far too active fantasy life. But still, maybe someday China will lease us a panda (2 million dollars!). In the meantime at least New York does have some really fantastic birds of prey.

Streetpanda from davidfg's flickr stream.

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By Garth Johnston in Arts & Entertainment on July 1, 2006 11:54 AM

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t-bone

after dark

the panda stalks

nighmare creatures with black hearts

anonymass

Sexual Harassment Panda kicked to the curb. So sad.

baby

i prefer proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus). and you should, too. nobody can accuse you of kissing anyone's ass if you express your fond wish to see them roaming the streets of new york. although, really they'd be swinging. and leaping. they're good leapers. also, they can swim. they're endangered too, but definitely cheaper.

karen

no need to kiss jen chung's ass, as long as you keep working for free, your job is safe.

getty

I still like cheetahs. Prowling.

bill

i'd say leave the panda where they belong. you wanna see one, go where they live. don't snatch them to gratify your need. 2mil is a lot of money to feed the homeless.