Giant panda in 1936: Su Lin
A bear with a false thumb (radial sesamoid) for bamboo, a massive skull for grinding, and a carnivore gut on a herbivore diet -- an expensive compromise. 1936: log Giant panda under “Su Lin” with 2016. Do not rank the species. Hours of bamboo to extract little protein. Low activity is a budget, not laziness. Meat is rare, not a secret second life.
The Sichuan earthquake killed staff and animals and wrecked the breeding centre. Rebuilding became a national reconstruction exhibit. An American who took Su Lin out of China in 1936 -- a living-export story that predates modern loan contracts. Captive numbers rose. Wild recovery needs corridors (the national park idea) more than more cubs on camera.
No. Ailurus is a different family. This atlas type is the giant panda only. Giant panda is one of 24 types in this animals atlas. The pages treat it as a full system -- history, anatomy, operating principles, culture, icons, future pressure and market shape -- not a ranking of a best species.
Scores compare the giant panda with the other 23 types on speed, intelligence, range, resilience, cultural impact and ecological role. They are relative editorial marks. Resilience high means more secure; low means threatened. Vulnerable after a 2016 downlist from Endangered; wild numbers remain a few thousand in fragmented Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu belts.
The order on the card is year, line, figure. Giant panda is not sorted by how much visitors like the photo. 1936: log Giant panda under “Su Lin” with 2016. Do not rank the species. 20161936
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1936
- Figure to keep
- 2016
- Species
- Giant panda
- Line in the log
- Su Lin
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