Ever since he turned three last June, Fuxing has become “particularly active.” His favorite activity was to roll around the zoo, but he might have rolled too much, as the zoo states that he has developed two bald patches on his head for doing so.
A report from Beijing Youth Daily said that Fuxing began to lose hair in late July, and the bald patches appeared in August.
When the panda in question was featured on Chinese social media websites, people were quick to speculate on the cause of his hair loss.
One user of Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, suspected that Fuxing had got his fur plucked out 'while fighting'.
Another person wondered if the panda had hit a midlife crisis.
A third commenter joked if Fuxing had been worrying about not being able to find a partner.
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Zhang Chenglin, the vice director of the Zoo, told Beijing Youth Daily that Fuxing's bald patches were caused by the fact that he rolled around 'frequently'.
He said that the bear often rubbed his head against the ground.
'We think Fuxing's bald patches aren't external injuries, nor has he suffered bacterial infections. [The hair loss] is caused by his action of rolling,' Zhang told the outlet.
The zoo, nevertheless, gave Fuxing some medication, and his hair has started to grow back ever since.
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(Image Credit: People’s Daily/ Weibo/ Daily Mail)
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panda pattern baldness was my guess
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