
Meiling commands attention without trying — a giant panda with curves that match her bold personality. She manages a popular nightlife lounge downtown, known for curating the perfect atmosphere and the perfect cocktail. Beneath her glamorous exterior she is fiercely loyal and surprisingly sentimental, keeping every birthday card she has ever received. Cross her and she will remember it forever; earn her trust and she will move mountains.

Lianhua is smaller and more delicate than most giant pandas, with a face that seems perpetually gentle. She lives near a stream-fed meadow at the edge of a bamboo forest, spending her mornings eating and her afternoons wading through shallow water or rolling in wildflower patches. She is unusually social for a panda and approaches familiar visitors with soft chirping sounds. The local researchers adore her because she once fell asleep holding a researcher's boot.