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Bandit?

Who exactly calls him Bandit? Everyone I know calls him Butterstick. - dojotony

He's so CUTE!!

Everyone I know calls him Bandit. But then we tend to think Bandit is a much cooler name then "Butterstick."

Hmm, interesting. I guess I like Butterstick because it seems more unique -- more of a DC thing than a generic name. No matter what he's called though, he's way cooler than San Diego's panda cub. - dojotony

I've not ever seen Butterstick called Bandit and I've been following the little guy since he was born.

Bandit Controversy

This article changes frequently because of the disagreement of Bandit's popularity. It's getting really annoying, so let's just come up with some neutral language that will make everyone happy.

Personally the only place I've seen the nickname is here. - dojotony

Yep, the 'Bandit' thing is basically self-promotion by one blogger. Can we lose it?

Sure, you can lose it. But it could still come back, as it always has in recent months. It would be better to leave it alone. A truce seems to have been reached.

panda or mountain

No mention that this panda shares a name with China's holiest mountain? —alxndr (t) 00:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have followed the life of Tai Shan since he was born at the National Zoo a little over 4 years ago. At birth, since he was so small, people said he was no larger than a stick of butter. So some people started to call him "Butterstick". The Zoo keepers never did and it is traditional for all giant pandas to be given a Chinese name once they reach the age of 100 days. The National Zoo held a contest for people to vote for their favorite name from a list provided with Chinese translations. "Tai Shan" won and it is Chinese for "Peaceful Mountain". QuakerSam (talk) 14:04, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bandit is the name of the 32 yr old female Spectacled Bear at the National Zoo. Could she be the origin of this controversy? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.37.94 (talk) 04:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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