Pandas in the spotlight

Giant pandas are a highly-endangered species. There are only about 1,800 in the wild in China, with others cared for in special preserves and zoos around the world. In Washington, D.C., the National Zoo's panda family (including its youngest member) gets almost as much attention as the First Family in the White House. Rita Braver reports.

[@id80s]

"you'll become a better person by watching these pandas."

[@vaL-kv6uy]

I agree!

[@nancymills1884]

No matter what is going wrong, a couple of panda videos and I feel better. They are so delightful.

[@lindasturm699]

It makes my heart and soul happy watching all the panda's at SNZ, especially baby doll panda Bei Bei❤

[@perfectstudents8361]

Pandas are cute all their lives, from their infancy untill their old age.

[@vaL-kv6uy]

I agree!

[@clareobrien3265]

Baby pandas are a million times cuter than human babies

[@et1545]

some one don't have baby

[@tinaanzures5781]

Lol

[@mnomadvfx]

Not when they're brand new - they just sound and look like rats. A few weeks later they're cute though.

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

@@et1545 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vaL-kv6uy]

I agree! All panda 🐼 bears cubbies & adults alike are So Adorable! 🥰 Oh, if I could only hug 🤗 each & every one of them I would be in bliss!

[@bettymatlock6474]

I love pandas they're so beautiful and delightful to watch.

[@TheCrushedBeerCan]

“Am I allowed to pet him?” "No." SAVAGE!

[@USAIRFORCE621]

The success of helping these remarkable and magnificent animals is in a great part to not only the Smithsonian National Zoo but also to zoos throughout America, we've found multiple ways to help a wonderful animal who at one time had an uncertain future, now have a chance at a full recovery and a great future!

[@JJMedusa]

Bei Bei is the most adorable boy on the planet! I love him so much! :)

[@dreamlove361]

J.J. Medusa Qi Zai is more adorable ,😇

[@mauih.2868]

The most cutest animal on earth!

[@reeseyme9613]

i'm black, white & asian

[@meimei9848]

lol

[@WickedFelina]

They don't bite! Pandas have a huge distaste for flesh and blood. It has more to do with the possibility of catching a foreign bacteria. The mortality rate is high for cubs.

[@judithjermark725]

Love their names!!

[@vaL-kv6uy]

Narrator: This Bei Bei may be cuter than yours hahaha ... Comment: All panda 🐼 bears cubbies & adults alike are SO Adorable & Lovable ! 🥰 Oh, if I could only hug 🤗 each & every one of them I would be in bliss! Yep, you do indeed become a better person by watching these panda 🐼 bears. Your heart ❤️ will be touched & smiles abound!

[@theresaholguin699]

Bei Bei is absolutely amazing and beautiful lovely boy 🐼 🐾 ❤ 💙

[@susan8282]

Save the pandas!

[@rm915]

SAVE THE PANADS! THEY NEED TO BE TOGETHER!

[@SAYA-STERN]

AWWW, HOW COME THEY WOULDN'T SURVIVE :(((( (CUBS) .. THEY ARE SO ADORABLE! MAY GOD PERMITS THEIR QUICK REPRODUCTION NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE. I HOPE THEY HAVE A REALLY HAPPY AND LONG LIFE IN CHINA. ❤ ❤ ❤ I LOOOOVE PANDAS ❤ ❤ ❤

[@garymoh4828]

Well, good news from China in a recent conference on Panda Breeding & Research in the city of Cheng Du, the Chinese has announced that in 2019, there were 37 Panda pregnancies which resulted in the birth of 60 Panda babies, but only 57 survive till the day of the announcement. Which he also announced that the number of captive Panda has reached a record of 600. news.cgtn.com/news/2019-11-12/Captive-pandas-rise-to-600-globally-LyINZpDS5W/index.html Since 2017 to now there is a Panda breeding explosion for three consecutive years, 2017 with 58 Panda babies, 2018 with 52 Panda babies and 2019 with 57 Panda babies. Captive Panda went from 397 in 2014 to 600 in 2019, increase by more than 50% in just 5 years. Now the next objective is to increase genetic diversity of the captive Panda population, because the original captive population started from just a few dozens of rescued Panda decades ago, so by releasing a female Panda during the mating season so that she could mate with a wild male Panda and reproduce offspring so to increase the genetic diversity of the captive Panda population. Then there is also the small number of the Qinling Panda subspecies in captivity which is less than 30 and only about 345 wild Qinling Panda in 2014 survey, so there is still a lot of work to be done for Qinling Panda. Another good news, China is now creating one big "Giant Panda National Park" which cover about 27 thousands square kilometres in the beginning, covering in 3 Provinces & will be 3 times bigger than US's Yellowstone Park. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/giant-pandas-national-park-china/ This Park will cover 62 of the 72 current Nature Reserves, it will reduce most human activities in that Park except for the rangers and scientists possibly for ecotourism in the future. They will be creating forested corridors to improve mobility of all wild life from one current Reserve to another, i.e. returning part of the land back to a forest etc. Hopefully, this will increase all wildlife in the park including Giant Panda.

[@rickdeckard5719]

You had no idea a Panda enclosure would be that popular? What planet are you from? They are the cutest, most adorable, most benign, gentle "giant" herbivores on all corners of the planet. They are the hot ticket in any zoo they occupy. You want traffic, they are your gold mine. Don't be daft, CBS.

[@shanleng1910]

They are biologically carnivores that chooses to eat bamboo.

[@yuanmardy6225]

Pandas are sooooooo cute

[@lovepeace4635]

They are so cute , but I dont like to see an animal in cage.

[@ezequielramirez1966]

I Love You Pandas :3

[@anikmohammad5714]

So cute

[@rikkux7432]

what a peaceful bear

[@kfishwick3]

"This baby may be cuter than yours..." What a strange thing to say "And more famous" I hope people don't _actually_ care about that..

[@imkrisyoung]

I wants me a panda!

[@gangadinusha3794]

soooo cute,

[@Jtsh706]

How panda smell like?

[@kamkalkutta3243]

"River Styx?" "Was thy wrath against the Rivers?"

[@samer820]

Why put panda in the cage?

[@dominiquedoumay360]

Un trésor 🐼💜

[@jj-he8ty]

That really cute

[@clairejohnson6506]

🐼🐾🐼🐾🐼 beautiful 🐼🐾🐼🐾🐼

[@CocoTiu]

Omg. Listen to the corse voice of the female reporter

[@craftymanagerpandasbamboow6145]

Panda loves bamboo 🎍

[@brightchin]

pandas should live

[@masfarayoob]

Bou bou & bey bey 🤩

[@ohsa3137]

can I pet him? NO~~~~~~

[@xSkylina]

as she pets him in the previous scene lol

[@michaelguerrero8979]

Where are the broads in atlanta

[@fannyrivas5537]

bonito

[@siaofong4920]

哇，好可愛，既然自己爬到籃子里

[@dashimtekle7351]

omg cute factor

[@bethechangeyouwannaseeinth9488]

after now..I am a better person:=) so many many times better u know :=))

[@skyesnation5496]

target good boy

[@demlinnalo2030]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@abingl5891]

artificial insemination, in fact, is cruel to them 💔

[@ThankGodImBlack370]

Attractive women love pandas so they will be saved.

[@suzannesmith5388]

Bei bei my boyfriend

[@amymoh4690]

Hahaha you love Bei Bei 💙

[@zakmik2341]

People Humans are evil they closed pandas in Cage's so humans can see pandas and other animals that is terrible to have animals in cages very sad and very bad

[@zakmik2341]

People Humans are evil they closed pandas in Cage's so humans can see pandas and other animals that is terrible to have animals in cages very sad and very bad

[@EXPREEED]

they put the adult panda's in the cages because sometimes the adults step on newborns because they are so small

[@user-wu6xl4wq5q]

Pandas are allowed back into the wild once they learn defense and survival. Wild pandas are normally very passive but if they are tought to survive, they can live and adpt better in the wild.

[@user-uz4po8ei2y]

u r just a keyboard man. whole world's scientists are doing their jobs especially the US and China. and you are too lazy too google.

[@exoressdelivers70]

Zak Mik shut up!

[@siaofong4920]

以前要圈養他們是因為他們瀕臨滅絕，而且他們是性冷淡動物，發情只有2-3天，即使生下多個寶貝他們只養育一個孩子，所以需要人工養育。中國四川有很多很寬的野生自然保護區，也是野生熊貓生活的地方。