Video footage capturing the adorable moments and amusing eating habits of panda cubs enjoying their beloved bamboo has recently been released by a panda breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
In the first clip, the energetic and playful cub Xiu Li is seen carefully picking out a tender bamboo shoot from the pile. Then, as if worried that her mother Xiu Qiu might notice, the young cub performs an amusing series of five forward rolls in a row to escape her mother's gaze and make off with its precious food item. Though her mother may not approve of these antics, Xiu Li's playful personality has won over the hearts of the adoring public.
The second clip shows the less dramatic dining habits of Lun Wu, a fluffy cub who netizens have nicknamed "Little Ao Bai" for his resemblance to a famously hairy historical figure 'Ao Bai'. He is seen munching away on a tree branch, concentrating hard as he chomps through this unlikely wooden snack, though he still lives up to his name with his adorably unruly fur.
Lun Wu was born back in 2023, and his mother is Mei Lun, one of the twin sisters born at the Atlanta Zoo in the United States in 2013, who came back to the Chengdu panda base in 2016.
The footage was shot at the Star Giant Panda Nursery House of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, which 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 protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animals exclusive to China.
Giant pandas show off amusing eating antics while indulging in bamboo feast
