The discovery of the giant panda took place less than 150 years ago,
when a French Catholic priest got his hands on 'a most excellent black
and white bear.'
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The first westerner to clap eyes on a
giant panda
is thought to have been a French priest and naturalist known as Armand
David. He'd been posted to China in 1862 to spread the Christian word,
but was a keen naturalist too and went on several collecting trips over
the course of his stay, sending specimens back to the Muséum National
d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
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