
SYMHC Classics: Ruth Harkness and the First Panda in the U.S.
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The Western World's Introduction to the Ocapi
This episode originally came out on june ninth, 20 fourteenth. In the 19 thirties, a new york socialite had this dream. And that dream was to be the first person to capture apanda from asia and return to the western world with it. This is an important kind of a touchstone in the development of animals in captivity in the united states. For example, the first time a westerner even saw a panda, it was not alive. It was a pelt on display a private home back in 18 69.
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