Posted on 06/27/2002 5:33:11 AM PDT by 2Trievers
Sex education vidoes have been made compulsory for adult giant pandas in China to stop the endangered species becoming extinct.
The China Giant Panda Breeding and Research Centre in Sichuan say the videos featuring both wild and captive pandas having sex will encourage them to mate.
Researchers are now making all male pandas who reach sexual maturity watch the videos following successful experiments with so-called panda porn.
Xinhua says the dwindling numbers of giant pandas is partly due to their relatively low fertility rate, which is reduced further in captivity.
Only 10% of giant pandas in captivity are capable of natural mating and just 30% of female giant pandas become pregnant and give birth.
The centre's director, Zhang Heming, said: "Through this kind of sex education, we expect to arouse the sexual instincts of giant pandas, enhance their natural mating ability and raise their reproductive capacity."
Other organisation's have also been trying panda sex education after one of the centre's giant pandas mated and produced offspring thanks to the video sessions.
Zhang Guiquan, an official with the China Giant Panda Protection Centre, said: "We won't use drugs, such as Viagra, to help giant pandas increase their sexual desire and capacity. We believe this can be achieved through sex education and physical exercise."
Panda 'dating agency' to be set up
Scientists are to create an international 'dating agency' for pandas.
They hope the program will improve the breeding success of those in captivity.
Experts estimate the majority of the world's captive pandas are now infertile.
The combined family tree and mating agency should also help overcome the risk of inbreeding.
A five-year plan for saving the species was announced at an international conference in China's Sichuan province, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Story filed: 08:27 Tuesday 8th January 2002
What did the Pandas ever do before modern Science?
I suspect Panda bestiality would involve reptiles or something, humans are too evolutionarily close.
Then there's the revolting mixing food with sex gig..I don't think bamboo shoots smear easily, even over panda breasts.
And imagine the subliminal commercials for safe sex, i.e. use of condoms. Imagine a panda trying to get one of those on.
On second thought, don't.
Sorry no panda-specific models.
Hopefully your response is tongue-in-cheek. (Did that come out right?)
The man drinks the pineapple juice prior to receiving a hummer.
(Tongue-in-cheek? She should be so lucky!)
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