Sunday 18 November 2018

We can tell whether pandas are mating successfully by their bleats

31 October 2018

By Chelsea Whyte

Giant panda sex is a noisy affair: the males bleat and the females moan. Now a new study has identified which panda calls are most likely to indicate a pair has actually mated – and which calls mean the pandas abandoned the attempt. This could help zookeepers and conservations as they build up the captive population and attempt to reintroduce giant pandas to the wild.

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