Poo present
Chinese researchers have started making souvenirs out of panda excrement.
The authorities at the Chengdu Centre select, smash, dry and sterilise the poo produced by 60 giant pandas a year before turning it into bookmarks, photo frames, fans and statues.
However the souvenirs are relatively odour-free.
Jing Shimin, who works at the base, said: "They don’t smell too bad because 70 per cent of the dung is just remains of the bamboo that the pandas are unable to digest.
"We used to spend at least 6,000 yuan a month to get rid of the droppings but now they can prove lucrative as half of them will be sold as souvenirs." There are now plans to create statues of pandas performing various athletic feats to be sold as ’special gifts’ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
© bangshowbiz.biz
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