1975 Press Photo Washington's National Zoo lesser Panda Maria hangs on limb

A lesser panda, related to and resembling the American raccoon, which is more or less a panda or more or less a raccoon depending on your point of view, is out on a limb, her favorite hangout. Mara, a resident of the Washington National Zoo and mother of four little lesser pandas, doesn't have any hangups except the Sycamore tree.

Photo is dated 1975.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.