A video showing giant panda He Ye touching her lips, seemingly blowing a kiss as she reclines lazily on a wooden stand in her enclosure, has endeared viewers.
The smooch was caught on camera as the four-year-old bear was enjoying her leisure time in the No.6 Giant Panda Villa for Giant Pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan.
He Ye was born on July 4, 2020 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the conservation of giant pandas. The base is famous for its work in protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animal species exclusive to China as well as its educational outreach programs and its role as a major tourist attraction.
The video footage was filmed on Sept 15 and was released on the iPanda channel on Sept 24.
Giant panda captivates fans with playful kiss
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, urging an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, the Kremlin said.
During the phone call, Putin expressed condolences over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of his family, and representatives of the country's military and political leadership, as well as the numerous civilian casualties, as a result of the U.S.-Israeli armed aggression against Iran.
Putin reaffirmed Russia's principled position that hostilities should cease immediately and that the use of force to resolve issues on Iran and across the Middle East must be abandoned, calling for a swift return to political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict, according to the Kremlin.
Putin also noted that he has been in constant contact with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries regarding the situation.
For his part, Pezeshkian thanked Russia for its solidarity with the Iranian people in defending the sovereignty and independence of their homeland and briefed Putin in detail on the developments in the current phase of the conflict.
The two sides agreed to continue contacts through various channels, the Kremlin said.
Putin urges end to Middle East hostilities in phone call with Iranian president
