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Futa (born 2003) is a male red panda (''Ailurus fulgens'') in the zoo of Chiba, Japan. In 2005, he became a visitor attraction and a television celebrity in Japan for his ability to stand upright on his hind feet for about ten seconds at a time. At the time, this feat drew about 6,000 visitors to the zoo each weekend and resulted in Futa's appearance in a soft drink television advertisement. Futa was still at it in 2020, aged 15, equivalent to a human age of 70. Futa inspired the character of Pabu, an animal companion in the animated U.S. TV series ''
The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...
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{{reflist Individual mammals Chiba (city) 2003 animal births Ailuridae