Panda - Hugging a Panda Cub near Chengdu

The clip says it all...a once in a lifetime experience at Wolong Reserve near Chengdu, China. Before anyone accuses me of mis-treatment or cruelty to the pandas, I can tell you the Wolong Reserve near Chengdu in Sichuan China closely monitors exposure by the pandas to humans and only allows the pandas to be handled infrequently and only to small groups. Furthermore, the centre is under funded by the Chinese Govt. hence they rely heavily on Western tourist dollars to assist in running this remote Panda breeding centre. The money spent by Western tourists to get close to the pandas is essential in keeping this centre running and flourishing.....if you want to visit the Pandas at Wolong Reserve, then check out this link for more info :

http://www.chinagiantpanda.com/about/index.htm

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• panda
• cubs
• china
• chengdu
• sichuan
• hugging
• holding

[Lazybate]

Humans taking advantage of nature for their on self-gratification.

[thunder1977]

@Lazybate - What did you think I did ? Kidnap the panda and cook it ? Check your facts - the breeding centre is run by the BEST fucking panda vets in the world - they know what's good or bad for the pandas - and the money tourists pay to hold the pandas helps pay the fucking bills to keep the place running. The vets physically interact with the panda cubs every bloody day, so exposure to other humans is not some evil torture, but something to which they are already accustomed.

[Lazybate]

@thunder1977 Is it not a tourist attraction? Do people not pay and take advantage of an animals misfortunate chance at being taken out of its natural habitat to be held by people who think its cute? Your like a person who see's a mountain untouched and wish you could build a house there!

Justify you taking advantage of nature by the "get great medical care now that they live in captivity!"

[thunder1977]

@Lazybate - Not its not a tourist attraction - its two and a half hours drive from the nearest major city - it ain't Disneyland in downtown Anaheim, or Universal Studios in the middle of Los Angeles. The Wolong Reserve was built where it is, because that's the pandas natural habitat in the mountain regions. No one is taking advantage of the pandas, the pandas are handled and closely monitored by humans from day one - suggest you do some better research.

[IllyBidol]

Treating animals as objects to pose for photographs is appalling in any environment. When dealing with endangered animals, taking young from their parents and only allowing them to interact with human handlers is just heart-breaking.

[thunder1977]

@IllyBidol - Oh, and you've never had your photo taken with a cat or a dog or any other type of animal ? And as for "taking the young from their parents" - you have no idea what the fuck you are talking about. The young pandas are seperated from the adult pandas for periods of the day because the older pandas get territorial and the young pandas are at risk of being hurt - so go check the facts before posting more inaccurate & naive comments.

[daviJonay]

probably americans

[ihavlife]

these guys are stupid, its cost so much to feed and protect those pandas, and the freaking reserve is huge. they are just getting a picture with the panda and the money go towards the panda research.. if you think taking pictures with panda should be free, then everyone will go then those virus and germs will get pandas infected... think before you post these shitty comments.

[WhuBilly10]

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[BatistaR0X]

this is soo heart-warming <3

[mollymcflyxx]

AW BABYYYYYY

[GummieRazor]

Did the panda pee on him or sumthin?

[iSkyexx]

aw. thats adorable

[Thatperson141]

I don't understand why people are getting so offended. I mean, its not like you're trying to hurt it!

[OnLySiz]

like a baby

[levissk8boy]

0:42 , " CHIKACHIKACHIGAHHHH!"