Mt Everest is as tall as Mt Everest is. The agreement is because they had different measures and we humans are so stupid that we believe an agreement is needed to officially set its height. Like it makes a difference… And I was going to say “I wish I were a Red Panda” but maybe it’s a trick factoid. The relatives are all gone… the inlaws too? :D
Red pandas have no living relatives meaning they are their own species, there are no other animals in their species. Didn’t we have something like this about a week ago or so?
Think of all those poor climbers who climbed the old Everest, who will now have to climb the new Everest which is two feet higher, if they want to say they have climb the highest mountain in the world.
Not quite sure how to interpret the red panda assertion. There are two varieties of them to begin with:
“Contrary to the previously held belief that only one species of red panda is found in India, Indian scientists have established that India is home to both the Himalayan Red Panda (HRP) and the Chinese Red Panda (CRP).” —India Times
and other sources assert that “The giant panda is more closely related to a bear, while the red panda’s next of kin is a raccoon or skunk. Scientists have long debated the red panda’s classification; currently, the creature is the only member of the family Ailuridae.”
Note the family name is the same word regarding cats, as ailurophile.
About the red panda. It depends on how broadly one interprets the word “relative”. The superfamily to which it belongs includes skunks, raccoons and weasels.
So is the red panda’s mom dead when she gives birth? And where’s the papa? Do female red pandas kill their mates when then they mate like praying mantises?
The statement about the red panda needs clarification. If you go back in the phylogenetic tree, you can find any two species of animals are related. How far back from the red panda does one go to find a branch that does have living relatives at some point? Genus? Family? For sure, it would happen before one reaches “animal kingdom.”
pearlsbs almost 4 years ago
Well, at least red pandas don’t have to worry about their relatives dropping in for an unexpected visit.
Vilyehm almost 4 years ago
Red pandas never have to book a flight months in advance, as they can always enjoy a good quiet Thanksgiving dinner at home.
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
how recent between the Chinese and the Nepalese?
Caldonia almost 4 years ago
There are about 200 dead bodies on Mount Everest. It’s sad. I don’t know why people climb it (because it’s there?).
Bilan almost 4 years ago
Walt Disney: That’s what we need, a merry-go-round that plunges from the top of the Matterhorn!
dlasher almost 4 years ago
Mount Everest is named for a Surveyor-General of India, who pronounced his own name “EEV-rist”.
Gent almost 4 years ago
So, China and Nepal, and not scientists decide the height of Mount Everest, eh?
Gent almost 4 years ago
I thought mozillas were related to them red pandas.
LiamG.P almost 4 years ago
Now I learned something new. Thanks to this comic!
therese_callahan2002 almost 4 years ago
There’s also a large insect called the Goliath Beetle.
Flynn White Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Sad about red pandas. Was it a panda-emic?
J Short almost 4 years ago
Bet China says their side is taller.
James Wolfenstein almost 4 years ago
Good for the Red Panda… Wait! Inlaws are gone too, right?
James Wolfenstein almost 4 years ago
Mt Everest is as tall as Mt Everest is. The agreement is because they had different measures and we humans are so stupid that we believe an agreement is needed to officially set its height. Like it makes a difference… And I was going to say “I wish I were a Red Panda” but maybe it’s a trick factoid. The relatives are all gone… the inlaws too? :D
markhughw almost 4 years ago
Red pandas have no living relatives meaning they are their own species, there are no other animals in their species. Didn’t we have something like this about a week ago or so?
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 4 years ago
Well, my two feet will never be atop that mountain.
Take care, may Argentine cossack dancer Renato Piombijord be with you, and gesundheit.
ForrestOverin almost 4 years ago
I don’t see how an ‘agreement’ can result in a mountain being taller, unless they agreed to pile more dirt on top…
ncorgbl almost 4 years ago
China’s Foreign Minister has since vanished without a trace.
Walt Disney was inspired to create Disneyland while watching his daughters play on a merry-go-round for free.
Red Pandas have no embarrassing Uncle moments at Thanksgiving dinners.
One Goliath Frog’s legs can feed a village.
comixbomix almost 4 years ago
Are we to assume that one Chinese diplomat and one Nepalese diplomat now have only one foot?
comixbomix almost 4 years ago
Red Pandas did have relatives…until Redd Foxx passed away.
Dkram almost 4 years ago
That is one frog you don’t want in your throat.
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Buckeye67 almost 4 years ago
Think of all those poor climbers who climbed the old Everest, who will now have to climb the new Everest which is two feet higher, if they want to say they have climb the highest mountain in the world.
PuppyPapa almost 4 years ago
Not quite sure how to interpret the red panda assertion. There are two varieties of them to begin with:
“Contrary to the previously held belief that only one species of red panda is found in India, Indian scientists have established that India is home to both the Himalayan Red Panda (HRP) and the Chinese Red Panda (CRP).” —India Times
and other sources assert that “The giant panda is more closely related to a bear, while the red panda’s next of kin is a raccoon or skunk. Scientists have long debated the red panda’s classification; currently, the creature is the only member of the family Ailuridae.”
Note the family name is the same word regarding cats, as ailurophile.
Craig Westlake almost 4 years ago
Which gives you an idea of how vicious red pandas can be…
dv1093 almost 4 years ago
uh, ok, no living relatives. Need some explaination.
dv1093 almost 4 years ago
Awesome sketch of Walt today.
ekke almost 4 years ago
Of course red pandas have living relatives. Most of them have both a father and a mother still living, in fact.
RetFor almost 4 years ago
I guess red pandas are only children and lost their parents…
CharlesBrickner1 almost 4 years ago
About the red panda. It depends on how broadly one interprets the word “relative”. The superfamily to which it belongs includes skunks, raccoons and weasels.
bookworm0812 almost 4 years ago
So is the red panda’s mom dead when she gives birth? And where’s the papa? Do female red pandas kill their mates when then they mate like praying mantises?
NikoLalangas almost 4 years ago
Walt saw a child on a small ride. He thought, “I could make that a lot bigger.” Well… yes.
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
The statement about the red panda needs clarification. If you go back in the phylogenetic tree, you can find any two species of animals are related. How far back from the red panda does one go to find a branch that does have living relatives at some point? Genus? Family? For sure, it would happen before one reaches “animal kingdom.”