The endangered bears ... panda cams. At the National Zoo, they take turns standing watch during zoo hours. "It's a peaceful, beautiful place," said Nguyen, the club's founder. "The pandas are so cute.

Stop the panda ... draw characters with big, weepy eyes when they want to depict sympathy. Subconsciously, they're reminding us of babies and triggering our nurturing instinct. (See "Cute Pictures ...