Panda Now .. People Next
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will implant high-tech identification tags into all its captive pandas in an effort to better monitor the population and prevent inbreeding, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. More from Reuters ->I don't suppose I can convince the Chinese government that the pet giant panda in the backyard is actually mine after they run him through the barcode scanner. I do have a conspiracy theory in the works, though. I think the Chinese government is just using the giant pandas as a decoy and the real target for the electronic IDs is people .. if a cute giant pandas can get implanted electronic IDs, then wouldn't kids be pestering their parents to get implanted electronic IDs, too? The giant pandas pictured here are no longer in concert.
Links of interest:
- Facts about pandas via the World Wildlife Fund site.
- The San Diego Zoo hosts a live panda cam.
- PBS aired an excellent Nature program, "The Panda Baby" a few years ago.
another point of view ...
I love the pandacam. I got caught having it on my computer when the boss walked by. But she liked pandas too (who doesn't?!?), so it was cool.
Tammy Rice
Pandas are so cute, and I love the picture. I bet some company will actually bio-engineer animals with custom patterns.
- vj
I think we need to implant electronic IDs in our children, that way we can protect them better.
- Chester Reyna
Maybe it's because I'm from the semi-rural South, but I don't have a big problem with tagging animals. My problem is, I don't want us to start tagging people like cattle, or for that matter pandas, either with RFIDs or by gathering facial recognition data and tracking us via video. The technology is moving FAAAAAST, and there's good uses and bad ones. RFIDs are fine for your dog, IMO, not your friggin kid! Thanks for stopping by Grits, btw. Best,
speak up!
I love the pandacam. I got caught having it on my computer when the boss walked by. But she liked pandas too (who doesn't?!?), so it was cool.
Tammy Rice
Pandas are so cute, and I love the picture. I bet some company will actually bio-engineer animals with custom patterns.
- vj
I think we need to implant electronic IDs in our children, that way we can protect them better.
- Chester Reyna
Gritsforbreakfast
Maybe it's because I'm from the semi-rural South, but I don't have a big problem with tagging animals. My problem is, I don't want us to start tagging people like cattle, or for that matter pandas, either with RFIDs or by gathering facial recognition data and tracking us via video. The technology is moving FAAAAAST, and there's good uses and bad ones. RFIDs are fine for your dog, IMO, not your friggin kid! Thanks for stopping by Grits, btw. Best,
speak up!
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