Chuck Ripper: Giant Panda Standing on Fallen Tree

Artist: Chuck Ripper
1929 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1992
Image Size: 11.75 by 8.5 inches
Overall Size: 15.5 by 12.25 inches
Medium: Gouche Water Color on Masonite

Zoos fortunate enough to have these intriguing creatures rarely worry about attendance -- Giant Pandas always draw large crowds. Densely furred in creamy white and inky ebony, these irresistible animals have been sources of scientific curiosity and wonder for nearly a century. Are they truly bears? Can they really be related to raccoons, or are they an exotic classification all to themselves? The correct answer to these questions is "yes." Some authorities group Giant Pandas with bears; others advocate that Pandas belong to the raccoon clan. While many others maintain that Giant Pandas have their own separate family, all agree that these rare and cuddly creatures have a unique place in the hearts of animal lovers the world over. Before the late 1860s, Europeans never knew that such a creature existed. But in 1869, a Jesuit missionary to the Orient discovered some panda pelts, although more than 40 years passed before a European observed the animal in the wild. In 1972, America received a remarkable gift from the People's Republic of China -- a pair of Giant Pandas named Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing. At the National Zoo in Washington, D. C., they captured the hearts of a nation and broadened its citizens' appreciation of the world of wild animals. Once roaming freely over large portions of China and Burma, the Giant Panda is now an endangered species. Fewer than 1,000 remain outside captivity.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. 29¢ Giant Panda stamp issued October 1, 1992.

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