Actually, when we went to the panda reserve near Chengdu, Sichuan, my mom had an opportunity to hold a baby panda in her lap. I'd say it was about 1/4-1/5 the size of an adult panda,so it was still rather enormous.

However, it was incredibly gentle and had an inquisitive, innocent look. I'm pretty sure that's what most people think or hope pandas are like.