You must remember D.C. panda Tian Tian’s epic roll in the snow during January’s blizzard.
Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow, and he was pretty excited about it. ?? #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/GrhI9t1u7j
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 23, 2016
“Nothing but gravity can bring me down today,” Tian Tian seems to be saying, as he becomes the personification (pandafication?) of the Nikki Minaj / Beyonce banger “Feelin’ Myself.” His love of snow must have worn off on his daughter Bao Bao, who tumbled through some powder herself last year. (Bei Bei, on the other hand, needs some more time.)
And now, meet Da Mao—the only male panda in all of Canada. He lives at the Toronto Zoo, where he too relishes in the snow.
Wake up in the morning like pic.twitter.com/7sTaxKFceG
— The Toronto Zoo (@TheTorontoZoo) February 17, 2016
Not to be too much of a partisan, but dare I say that his enjoyment seems less … deliberate than Tian Tian’s? More like he stumbled into a good time, rather than seeking it out.
Okay, actually that was really impressive, Da Mao. Please proceed.
Rachel Kurzius