Age: 23

Birthday: October 5^th

Birth Place: Winchester, California

Species: Panda

Marital status: Single

Hobbies: Art and gardening

Hello, if you don’t already know my name is Jenn and I am a panda… actually I’m a panda/grizzly mix.

I grew up in a small country town in southern California called Winchester. I live there currently in an apartment with my two roommates Cody Polar Bear and Bridget Bunny.

Pandas are not at all as aggressive as the media has made them out to look. In fact, we are very gentle and shy creatures. I can’t really say that I’m like most pandas since I have been known to be a tad temperamental and anything but shy. That has got to be the grizzly in me. And unlike other pandas, I will eat meat. Not that I don’t enjoy snacking on a stick of bamboo every now and then either.

Ever since I was very young, I've enjoyed art. My favorite is cartooning and illustration. Another hobby I enjoy is gardening. It's good to have a relaxing hobby, especially when you have roommates like Cody and Bridget!

Family

My family is very small. My mom, Kalena Panda, divorced when I was still a young cub, so I honestly couldn’t tell you much about my dad since I don’t really remember him. Mom never talks about him accept when she says, “The less I remember about him, the better.” She never did remarry, and I don’t think she has any intentions to in the future.

Onto my grandparents. Well… now their story is an interesting one. My grandpa, George Grizzly, was an American pilot in World War II. He was flying over China when his plain was suddenly shot down. Thankfully, he survived. He was taken to the nearest med clinic where he would recover. It was there he met my grandma Lin, who was a Chinese nurse. When my grandpa was sent home on discharge, he brought his new love back to Winchester with him, where they would live the rest of their lives.

Job

I currently work as an assent gardener at a local nursery owned by my good friend Ezekiel O’ Possum. Not very many people can say that they actually look forward to getting up for work in the morning, but I sure can. Zeek was nice enough to hire me after I was fired from my old waitressing job at the coffee house.

History

I’ll bet some of you are wondering who this

Panda Jenn is and how she came to be, right?

Well, hopefully this will answer any questions

you might have about my origin.

My creator, Jennifer Morton, was looking

to make a furry mascot to simply represent her

and her business both on and offline.

I guess you can say I’m like the Mickey

Mouse to her Walt Disney.

Panda Jenn?

A panda was the first thing that came to

mind, and somehow it just seemed to fit. It

also wasn’t as commonly used as cats or foxes,

which were (and still are) among the most

popular choices. She wanted to make sure I

would be original and memorable.

As far as my name, well… it was only natural

to be named after my creator. It’s also another

way to let everyone know that I’m her creation,

like putting a signature on a drawing.

Image and Character Development

This was Jennifer’s very first drawing of

me, fully colored and all. Of course you can

see that my appearance has come a long way from

the first draft. This is what animators call

"character development." Over the years, as

Jennifer’s styles began to change, so did I.

You probably have noticed in some other pics

of me, mostly in fan art, that I am portrayed

as a redhead or sometimes a brunette. Well,

just to set the record straight, my official

hair color is sienna brown, which is a reddish

brown.

My Big Debut

I was finally introduced to the public

with the opening of “Jennifer’s Studio” on

September 23, 2003. There, I served as a mascot

for the site and appeared on several pieces of

artwork.

Jennifer had considered for a while

afterward on giving me my own comic. It was

originally titled “The Studio” but the project

was put on hold for personal reasons.

I finally got my big break on March 9, 2006

when “Simply Panda Jenn” made its debut.