![]() ![]() The zoo's elephant, naked mole rat and lion cams are offline as well. I was laid of from a non-profit during the 1995 shutdown.I understand the pain.) /NwzFLbpCbW- Favel Jens January 16, 2019 When I need some stress relief I like to watch the Pandacam at the National Zoo - I knew the zoo was shut down but I guess I won't be watching Giant Pandas playing in the snow anytime soon. Other users took to Twitter to express their frustrations. Still, the switched-off cams are upsetting fans who turn to them for stress relief.ĭevan Kreitzer, who describes himself as an "avid panda cam watcher," laments to NPR: "It's one thing to potentially mess with my tax return, but it's something a whole lot worse to mess with my panda cam." No need to worry about the animals - they are still being cared for and fed. ![]() Volunteers also use the cams to collect behavioral data. The Giant Panda Cams usually show Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Bei Bei eating, playing and even delighting in an occasional snow day. The zoo receives approximately 70 percent of its funds from the federal government, and because the cams are deemed "nonessential," they are shut off. According to the zoo's website, the live animal cams require federal resources and funding, so they've gone dark during the shutdown Small moments of joy have been stolen from avid animal-live-cam watchers who regularly check up on their favorites at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The partial government shutdown has its long arms in many aspects of people's daily lives.
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