A Chinese man who was attacked by a giant Panda after breaking into the animal’s cage in order to cuddle with it did not apparently consider that the unasked for affection would likely provoke the beast.

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Artist's depiction of a typical panda encounter.

Now I’m not the kind of guy that thinks a developed sense reason and finer emotional sensibilities are always incompatible, but stories like this make countering that argument a lot harder than it ought to be. Come on nature lovers, help me out for a change!