Rusty the Red Panda Has Been Caught in Adams Morgan

[onehandle]

Source: Washington City Paper



Rusty, the red panda who was reported missing from the National Zoo this afternoon, has been caught.

City Paper intern Dan Singer reports from the scene at the 1900 block of Biltmore Street NW that Rusty has been found by employees of the National Zoo, the Humane Society, and the Metropolitan Police Department and is now en route back to the zoo. (The zoo confirmed the news on Twitter.)

Singer says Rusty appeared to be in a tree close to a rowhouse's roof. Rusty was caught in a net before being placed in a crate.





Read more: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/06/24/rusty-the-red-panda-has-been-caught-in-adams-morgan/

[NaturalHigh]

1. I hope the little guy is okay.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Now deliver him to my house for lots of snuggles.

[Peregrine Took]

9. I get him next and I have edamame! N/t

[Cirque du So-What]

23. Yeah, he does look cute & cuddly, doesn't he?

Thing is, I wouldn't attempt it anymore than I would with a wild raccoon. Chances are, he would claw your ass UP.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Rachel Maddow had a report on him and she said that they warned he could bite

But I agree that he is adorable!

[elleng]

3. Great he's been found.

HOPE they find his point of egress from the Zoo!

[thelordofhell]

4. His all too brief taste of freedom

Back in the cage with you Rusty..........

[geek tragedy]

5. taste of freedom . . . and trying to figure out how to eat and survive on his own nt

[KamaAina]

6. That is one hip panda!

For you outside-the-Beltway types, Adams Morgan is the coolest neighborhood in DC, and one of the coolest in all the land.

[KamaAina]

7. One of Kim Stanley Robinson's novels had most of the animals escaping the National Zoo

after severe flooding brought on by climate change. Forty Days of Rain or one of its sequels.

Many of them went feral and terrorized residents of Northwest who were already pretty much wiped out (no Metro, etc.)

[msanthrope]

8. He's a long way from the Ecudorian embassy...nt

[onehandle]

15. Just another Commie Panda. nt

[msanthrope]

16. He's 'Red,' isn't he? nt

[freshwest]

19. They can't help it:

[benld74]

10. Rusty faults the surveillance state for his ultimate capture and return to confinement,,,

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

11. When I'm in Washington and escape my conference hotel, I go to Adams Morgan, too!

It's everybody's natural habitat!

[Raine1967]

18. It's a great area. So fun!

Next time you *escape* go to 'Smoke and Barrel' -- see if Eric is there, if he is: tell him Raine sent you -- and be prepared for GREAT beer.

Anther great place is the Black Squirrel.


That Panda has good taste and looks for a good time!

[dipsydoodle]

12. So cute

[dipsydoodle]

14. Coincidently

Here's a baby giant one from today's Guardian.

[Rhiannon12866]

26. OMG! There's nothing Giant about him!

So tiny and helpless...

[JDPriestly]

13. What a cute face. And the expression -- reminds me of a two-year-old

who has just discovered a new playground.

[Raine1967]

17. I was so sad when I heard he went missing this afternoon!

The Red Panda's are my faves at the zoo... -- that said -- he went to Adams's Morgan? Rusty was looking for a good time!

Glad he's coming back home!

[AnnieBW]

20. The Little Guy Was Probably Having a Beer at Madam's Organ

One of the many popular hangouts in Adams Morgan. I don't blame him. It's a hot, steamy afternoon here in the DMV. I wanted to escape my office and hang out somewhere fun like Adams Morgan, too!

[Danmel]

21. That is one cute little fellow

Glad he is safe and sound

[wordpix]

22. so cute and glad he didn't get hit by a car - that's a busy neighborhood

[tonekat]

24. So glad he's back safe and sound

The Red Panda exhibit is wonderful at the Nat'l Zoo. Oh heck, everything is wonderful. They found him in front of a friends house in A/M.

Glad they got him before he experienced "Jumbo Slice".

[Arugula Latte]

27. Isn't Adams Morgan a bit of a trek from the Zoo?

I used to live in Woodley Park and as I recall the Adams Morgan neighborhood was a bit of a trek from there, especially if you're a Red Panda.

on edit: Well, after looking at a map, maybe not. My perception was a bit off, because Adams Morgan seemed a bit of a trek from my old place, but it seems the Zoo borders that neighborhood ... My bad ... That was years ago ...