Update: Baby Panda Nursed by Cat has Died
The baby Red Panda cub that had captured the attention of animal lovers worldwide met an untimely end yesterday. Last week we watched it nurse from its adopted mother, who was the a Dutch zookeeper's house cat, but today it's gone on to be reunited with its sibling who passed away June 30.
Apparently the panda was perfectly healthy until its death, and the autopsy indicates that its windpipe filled with milk, causing it to choke to death. While the rest of the panda's adoptive family remain in good spirits, I'm sure they will miss their recently departed sibling.
Perhaps this isn't the most newsworthy story, and definitely doesn't have the same type of impact as other reported and unreported international news this past week. But sometime it's nice to know that even some of the most seemingly insignificant events can capture the interest of the world.