Read more pandas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26414/pandas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63993/tai-shan-turns-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTai Shan, the giant panda who captivated the world as a cub, turned 4 today and celebrated with a huge birthday cake only an animal could love. The three-tiered concoction was a frozen medley of water, beet juice, shredded beets, and bamboo, WTOP reports. Tai Shan, who is now considered...http://www.newser.com/story/63993/tai-shan-turns-4.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54979/another-year-another-april-1-google-prank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot even massive layoffs in its own house can stop Google from having a little fun on April Fools' Day, the Business Insider reports. The search giant announced it had turned on CADIE, the "world’s first 'artificial intelligence' tasked-array system." The neural network quickly went rogue and revealed a deep...http://www.newser.com/story/54979/another-year-another-april-1-google-prank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 9:39:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54081/beijing-bids-adieu-to-visiting-pandas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeijing's "Olympic pandas"—which drew 2 million fans during their 10-month stay in the city's zoo—have been returned to Sichuan Province, Xinhua reports. Their original habitat was damaged in last May's earthquake, so the pack of eight will reside in a panda reserve for now. Several will return to...http://www.newser.com/story/54081/beijing-bids-adieu-to-visiting-pandas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 3:25:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29693/china-mourns-panda-killed-in-earthquake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorkers at the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan province gathered today for the funeral of Mao Mao, a 9-year-old panda killed in the May 12 earthquake. Mao Mao, the mother of five, was one of 64 pandas at the reserve. She died when the river beside her enclosure crushed the...http://www.newser.com/story/29693/china-mourns-panda-killed-in-earthquake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Jun 2008 17:20:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29056/quake-rattled-pandas-get-hugs-bamboo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZookeepers are helping pandas traumatized by the Sichuan earthquake get back to normal with hugs and games, the Guardian reports. Eight young pandas have been sent to Beijing Zoo and 47 more remain at the Wolong reserve, where the deputy chief said the animals' appetites are back to normal, but...http://www.newser.com/story/29056/quake-rattled-pandas-get-hugs-bamboo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Jun 2008 6:52:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22400/bamboo-invades-suburbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuburbanites are fighting to keep bamboo at bay in backyards all over America, but the tropical grass is winning. The Asian import grows fast and has become a popular, environmentally friendly way to screen out the neighbors. But with roots like steel cables, the relentless spreader resists pesticides, pickaxes, and...http://www.newser.com/story/22400/bamboo-invades-suburbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Mar 2008 10:30:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21599/taming-gorilla-heart-disease-a-beastly-task.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith heart disease nearly epidemic among America’s captive gorilla population, zookeepers are trying to train the great apes to submit to the human medical procedures that could save their lives. But getting a gorilla to sit still for a blood test is a taxing problem, one the National Zoo is...http://www.newser.com/story/21599/taming-gorilla-heart-disease-a-beastly-task.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Mar 2008 14:40:00 CDT