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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Su-lin's Shoots Sirs: Herewith my first contribution (?) to Letters...
...TIME, Jan. 4, p. 25, you state "when she grows up Su-lin will . . . eat nothing but bamboo shoots." In the same article you state that the baby giant panda's native habitat is "China's chilly Szechwan Province." It has been my belief that bamboo grows only in tropical or subtropical climates. The northernmost point at which I have seen it growing is just outside Jacksonville, Fla. and that is, 1 believe, at a Government experimental garden. Is there a different variety native to cold climates? Otherwise, how does this animal find bamboo in its native habitat...
Mountainous Szechwan Province is chilly in winter, temperate in summer. Bamboo, which is not confined to tropical climates, grows there. Su-lin's future bamboo shoots will probably come from Florida...
...name is Su-lin, which means a-little-bit-of-something-cute," Mrs. Harkness explained. Su-lin had one tooth cut aboard the President McKlnley. Shivering newshawks watched her grasp the bottle in her paws, jerk off the nipple, suck Mrs. Harkness' ear lobe...
When she grows up Su-lin will be 5 ft. and weigh 300 lb., eat nothing but bamboo shoots, of which Mrs. Harkness brought back a supply. She will stay in a refrigerated room in the Harkness apartment until Mrs. Harkness finds a zoo willing to put up $20,000 for another panda expedition. Sighed Mrs. Harkness: "I would love to find Su-lin a mate but that's a lot to expect...