A cheerful scene was spotted at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, southwest China, as an adorable panda cub showed how clingy it is to its mother.
Video footage recently posted on the 'iPanda multimedia platform captured the joyful daily moments between panda mom Xiao Yatou and her cub.
The cub was so clingy that even when they enjoyed a bamboo feast, it not only sneaked glances at its mom, but also mimicked her posture.
When they were taking a rest, the cub clung tightly to its mom's "fur coat," following her where she went.
Xiao Yatou was born in August 2006 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her mother is a giant panda named Er Yatou.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the ex-situ conservation of giant pandas, scientific research and breeding, public education and tourism.
The base is famous for its work in preserving and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animals exclusive to China.
Clingy panda cub follows mom closely
Heavy rains prompted several regions across China to activate emergency responses on Sunday, with warnings of possible disasters caused by days of intense rains in some areas.
The meteorological service of Nanning City, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, issued an orange lightning warning on Sunday morning.
It warned that most urban areas of Nanning will be affected by thunderstorm and some parts of the city will see heavy precipitation and strong winds.
The lightning warning was followed by another yellow warning for rainstorm, with most parts of Nanning to see heavy rains of 20 to 40 millimeters.
In some areas, precipitation will exceed 50 millimeters and will also be accompanied by thunder and gusty winds.
The central province of Hubei activated a Level III emergency response for major meteorological disasters on Sunday morning.
Local meteorological service estimated that from Sunday night to Tuesday, the province will see heavy to torrential rains and some regions will experience downpours accompanied by severe convective weather.
Local authorities said the public should stay alert to secondary disasters triggered by persistent heavy rains.
Rains hit north China's Tianjin Municipality on Saturday night.
The rainfall intensified significantly on Sunday morning and the rainy weather is projected to last until Monday.
Heavy rains prompt emergency responses in several regions
