I'm not entirely sure what to make of this.
So..ahem...this panda, Xiang Xiang, was bred in captivity and then released into the wild. But that only occurred after 3 years of survival training. Yes, survival training. For a panda. To add to the story, the theory is that a gang of wild pandas chased him around, ultimately factoring in Xiang Xiang's death.
Now, I'm no scientist by any stretch of the imagination, but common sense tells me that no amount of "survival training" or kickboxing classes or self-defense classes can turn a captive bred panda into a wild panda. Not gonna happen. It's much like no matter how much you think you tame a wild animal, it can still very well maul the shit out of you once it gets tired of your stupid ass. And that was not a cheap shot at Siegfried and Roy. Okay, I lie...it totally was.
Secondly...are there really gangs of wild pandas that chase after candy-assed captivity bred pandas?
Finally, I am now going to try to use the phrase "candy-ass" more often.