WRONG SORT OF PANDA
ESCAPES FROM ZOO

Red Panda - search called off

The wrong sort of panda has escaped from a Midlands zoo.

Bling-Bling, a two year old fluffy red thing with a badger's face and a fox's tail, escaped from his enclosure at Birmingham Nature Centre after bored and disappointed keepers left the door off the latch.

A spokesman said: "We were very excited when we heard a panda was coming to the Centre, but when it arrived we were very disappointed. It was small and the wrong colour. It didn't appear to be interested in bamboo and it wouldn't even sit on and suffocate its young.

"We were planning to send it back, so perhaps this is a blessing in disguise."