Show woolly panda from tibet difficult creature to keep fortunate indeed is the zoo keeper who is able to add to his collection the great or short failed panda one of the worlds rarest animals even in their native land of tibet pandas are extremely scarce and prior to the year 1869 when explorers first saw a shy specimen these peculiar little bear like creatures were unknown out outside side t the limited boundaries of their native land so delicately attuned is the panda to its tibetan surroundings that it is difficult to keep in captivity and only a few of the animals are on display in zoological parks there are but four in the united states one in new york one in brookfield ill zoo and two in st louis |