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Elusive Giant Panda | National Geographic


we’re here in China searching for wild

we’re here in China searching for wild giant pandas that’s right

giant pandas that’s right

giant pandas that’s right wild pandas you may have seen pandas in

wild pandas you may have seen pandas in

wild pandas you may have seen pandas in zoos they’re one of the most popular

zoos they’re one of the most popular

zoos they’re one of the most popular animals in captivity but have you ever

animals in captivity but have you ever

animals in captivity but have you ever seen pandas living where they really

seen pandas living where they really

seen pandas living where they really live they live here about 5,000 feet in

live they live here about 5,000 feet in

live they live here about 5,000 feet in the remote mountain forests of central

the remote mountain forests of central

the remote mountain forests of central China giant pandas are solitary

China giant pandas are solitary

China giant pandas are solitary creatures many times the only reason

creatures many times the only reason

creatures many times the only reason they know that other pandas are around

they know that other pandas are around

they know that other pandas are around is because of the scent marks they leave

is because of the scent marks they leave

is because of the scent marks they leave pandas rub their scent glands on the

pandas rub their scent glands on the

pandas rub their scent glands on the bamboo trees and then other pandas

bamboo trees and then other pandas

bamboo trees and then other pandas sniffed the trees to find out who’s

sniffed the trees to find out who’s

sniffed the trees to find out who’s around and if the other party is

around and if the other party is

around and if the other party is interested in mating pandas eat bamboo

interested in mating pandas eat bamboo

interested in mating pandas eat bamboo lots of bamboo up to 40 pounds a day

lots of bamboo up to 40 pounds a day

lots of bamboo up to 40 pounds a day this panda looks like he’s chewing down

this panda looks like he’s chewing down

this panda looks like he’s chewing down a pool cue huffing up certain times of

a pool cue huffing up certain times of

a pool cue huffing up certain times of the year they eat the leaves other times

the year they eat the leaves other times

the year they eat the leaves other times they eat the stalks your average 275

they eat the stalks your average 275

they eat the stalks your average 275 pound panda spends up to 14 hours a day

pound panda spends up to 14 hours a day

pound panda spends up to 14 hours a day eating the rest of its time sleeping

oK we’ve saved the best for last shots

oK we’ve saved the best for last shots of the reclusive giant panda are rare

of the reclusive giant panda are rare

of the reclusive giant panda are rare but the rarest of the rare are these

but the rarest of the rare are these

but the rarest of the rare are these shots a mother in her den cradling her

shots a mother in her den cradling her

shots a mother in her den cradling her newborn panda baby the mother proudly

newborn panda baby the mother proudly

newborn panda baby the mother proudly won’t leave this den or eat for 25 days

won’t leave this den or eat for 25 days

won’t leave this den or eat for 25 days while she takes care of this helpless

while she takes care of this helpless

while she takes care of this helpless young one want to hear what a baby panda

young one want to hear what a baby panda

young one want to hear what a baby panda sounds like in a year the cub will

sounds like in a year the cub will

sounds like in a year the cub will become semi independent but it will

become semi independent but it will

become semi independent but it will stick around mom for up to 18 months

stick around mom for up to 18 months

stick around mom for up to 18 months giant pandas are one of the rarest

giant pandas are one of the rarest

giant pandas are one of the rarest animals in the world even though more

animals in the world even though more

animals in the world even though more than 600 were recently discovered there

than 600 were recently discovered there

than 600 were recently discovered there are only about 1,600 total in the wild

are only about 1,600 total in the wild

are only about 1,600 total in the wild in a way they’re too cute for their own

in a way they’re too cute for their own

in a way they’re too cute for their own good so we keep putting them into zoos

good so we keep putting them into zoos

good so we keep putting them into zoos to protect them from poachers as well as

to protect them from poachers as well as

to protect them from poachers as well as from habitat destruction

from habitat destruction

from habitat destruction but now greater efforts are being made

but now greater efforts are being made

but now greater efforts are being made to see that wild pandas are able to live

to see that wild pandas are able to live

to see that wild pandas are able to live and thrive in their Chinese mountain

and thrive in their Chinese mountain

and thrive in their Chinese mountain homes

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