No one on earth is immune to the lovable appeal of the giant panda. Because it can fit well into a child’s picture book or a nursery, making use of this advantage, factories produce tons of panda toys and earn a lot of money – from estimation, total world sales of panda toys sold throughout a year is over three million. But who knows at the same time, the original animal, numbers less than 1000, receives for its protection no more than one tenth of the money spent on its polyester and plastic lookalikes.

Today, the giant panda symbolize a global conservation ethic. Throughout the history it has meant different things to different people: a trophy to be bagged by hunters and museum collectors, a symbol of good fortune, or even a mythical creature come to life. Despite all this attention, perhaps most of us only know the fact that it ate bamboo and lived in China, hardly caring about the most unusual beast in the harsh world outside.

Computer statistics predicted the extinction of giant panda would happen within the next few decades. Attempts and studies were made to save the giant pandas. By learning about its behavior and needs, and stop destroying its natural habitat, we may not see the demise of the giant panda. Or else, if the plans to save the pandas fail, the only panda that our grandchildren will ever know will be the one tucked up in bed with them at night.