Rusty the Red Panda's Big Adventure
Rusty is back at the National Zoo
Washington, DC real estate professional Pat Kennedy wrote about the adventures of Rusty, the red panda. It is a good time to plan your visit to the National Zoo. Be sure to see the red pandas.
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This afternoon, a message came over Crestwood list serve alerting us to a surprising escape. Rusty, a year old red Panda who just moved here from a zoo in Nebraska, was let out or got out of his little habitat
When zookeepers stopped by with his breakfast, they discovered he was gone. Since red pandas are known to hang out on high tree limbs when the weather is warm,they initiated an unsuccessful search of the trees along the Asia Trail.
So the zoo issued an APB to the nearby neighborhoods, including Crestwood, just in case he made a major escape.
Then, early this afternoon, they found the little fellow in Adams Morgan on 20th Street. A neighbor who had actually seen the red pandas at the zoo recognized him, and before long, he was in custody.
He's spending the night resting while the zoo vets make sure he wasn't injured in any way while on the lam.
And dang! Look at that sweet face! He's cuter than a Labradoodle puppy!
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