Bear-Miranda Panda TB

I maintain records on my trackables. For a US-based trackable, this one is unusual for its longevity and movement. In the six-year period, 2010-16, the owner released a total of 2563 trackables in the United States (96%) and Europe (4%). This trackable is one of the 5% of the total that circulated for at least 5 years and had been moved at least 25 times. That is a target rate of at least five drops per year for five years, or a drop every 73 days. The average drop rate of my trackables in the US is 115 days, in Europe it is 69 days. As of 17-Apr-22 this one has survived for 7.5 years and had been moved by 38 cachers, for an average drop every 72 days. Please keep it moving!

While in the US, please drop it in a Premium Member only OR a rural cache near a busy trail or road. Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event where there is no security. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and dry, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the trackable anywhere you wish. No permission is needed to leave the U.S.

This “Bear” series of travel bugs are each named for fictional bears of children’s literature, comic books, cartoons, mythology and animated shorts or features. 

Andy Panda was a funny animal cartoon character who starred in his own series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz.  Miranda was his sidekick or girlfriend, I was never sure.  The cartoons were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947 and United Artists from 1948 to 1949.  There was also a series of Andy Panda comic books and toys produced in the same period.