Panda School: (EXCLUSIVE) How the National Zoo Trains Its Panda Cub | National Geographic

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  • What motivates a young giant panda? Food, of course! And that's what the zookeepers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo use to reward Bei Bei the panda cub as he completes training tasks. Bei Bei, born on August 22, 2015, isn't quite old enough to eat bamboo like his older sister, Bao Bao, and parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, but he sure loves sweet potatoes (and has recently acquired a taste for apples). In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look, see how and why zookeepers are training Bei Bei.
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  • @reachstar7828
    @reachstar7828 3 года назад +5

    It is so amazing to see a Panda cub played and kissed his mom's. God bless them.

  • @zaimahbegum-diamond1660
    @zaimahbegum-diamond1660 8 лет назад +83

    says"it's not just a petting session"....cuddles and plays with 🐼🐼🐼

    • @brisaquina8816
      @brisaquina8816 4 года назад +2

      Yes, to build the relationship he was talking about. If he doesn't have that relationship he can't train them ^^'

  • @leahittoo9487
    @leahittoo9487 8 лет назад +176

    I want to hug Bei Bei

  • @lizaallmon2405
    @lizaallmon2405 6 лет назад +7

    Bei Bei was adorable when he was young. Walking at 4 months , while her sister was 6 mos. So cute!

  • @vietnamemperor123461
    @vietnamemperor123461 8 лет назад +33

    1:34 irresistibly adorable!

  • @CelibateCetologist
    @CelibateCetologist 8 лет назад +397

    why aren't any of the employees wearing panda costumes or masking their scent?

    • @ethanl886
      @ethanl886 6 лет назад +28

      i just saw that lmao

    • @raehunter9095
      @raehunter9095 6 лет назад +12

      Ain't in China

    • @nat9586
      @nat9586 6 лет назад

      Ethan L SAMEE

    • @nat9586
      @nat9586 6 лет назад +1

      Mei Ai they do it to make them feel comfortable with other pandas

    • @ashlynmurphy2406
      @ashlynmurphy2406 5 лет назад +27

      Because they’re never going to be released into the wild so there is no need to minimize human interaction

  • @Miumiu0404
    @Miumiu0404 6 лет назад +76

    I swear, pandas are like stuff toys. The way they move, the look on their eyes are very child like.

  • @Elizabeth-vm8cp
    @Elizabeth-vm8cp 7 лет назад +61

    "We use food as a really good reward" yeahhh same

  • @rosesblue1218
    @rosesblue1218 7 лет назад +6

    I EXPLODED WHILE I WAS WATCHING THIS
    CUTENESS OVERLOAD

  • @kyleslifeofjoy
    @kyleslifeofjoy 6 лет назад +10

    Beautiful animals! Absolute treasures!

  • @gnouveli
    @gnouveli 8 лет назад +48

    bei bei is bae.. 😘

  • @karinalemire6737
    @karinalemire6737 8 лет назад +4

    Bei Bei is sooo freaking adorable

  • @vntgvxn4778
    @vntgvxn4778 8 лет назад +40

    I know that if a panda gets pissed that it could rip off your face. ..but I still want to cuddle one

  • @pablotejano7461
    @pablotejano7461 7 лет назад +3

    I always caught myself smiling when watching these kind of videos

  • @SuperALAN888
    @SuperALAN888 3 года назад +1

    Pandan keeper is such a wonderful job!

  • @osh7973
    @osh7973 7 лет назад +443

    Why do you train them as if they're baby humans, can't it just be as its nature it is? honestly, i prefer how china raises their baby panda..,,,

    • @TulaAntonia
      @TulaAntonia 7 лет назад +6

      SHI XUN so do i

    • @charlotterenard4848
      @charlotterenard4848 7 лет назад

      SHI XUN salu

    • @charlotterenard4848
      @charlotterenard4848 7 лет назад

      SHI SUNCherishedNanobot48or

    • @dome_dera
      @dome_dera 6 лет назад

      Sameee

    • @scr3ambo17
      @scr3ambo17 6 лет назад +3

      So you prefer pandas being raised and bred in captivity to be released in to the wild a year or two later knowing nothing of the wild only for them to die smh

  • @mehnazahmed4017
    @mehnazahmed4017 8 лет назад +80

    This is amazing work! let's just hope they don't become extinct :(

    • @silkscreens9154
      @silkscreens9154 8 лет назад +23

      Pandas were actually recently announced to no longer be in danger of extinction! :D

    • @Mac-nw3uc
      @Mac-nw3uc 8 лет назад +3

      yup!

    • @zhuwade3186
      @zhuwade3186 Год назад +1

      @@silkscreens9154 and Memphis zoo is abusing panda to death

  • @meilinpang6562
    @meilinpang6562 6 лет назад +6

    Love Bei Bei ! I wish I could hold him! 😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️

  • @salmon5650
    @salmon5650 6 лет назад +2

    Bei bei is a mood

  • @yourefavoritepuertorican6807
    @yourefavoritepuertorican6807 6 лет назад +2

    Pandas are my favorite animals

  • @cdong
    @cdong 5 лет назад +6

    0:43 that's exactly what I look like all day long during summer break

  • @timothydilver4043
    @timothydilver4043 6 лет назад +18

    Someone help I'm stuck in a panda loop it's all just panda videos

    • @veronicachoo7
      @veronicachoo7 3 года назад

      2 years later and I am stuck in a panda loop too haihzzz

  • @gordonramsay5121
    @gordonramsay5121 6 лет назад +3

    Friend: what did you do all summer?
    Me : 0:41

  • @prickly_procyonids
    @prickly_procyonids 6 лет назад +11

    So many animal experts in the comments here, Jesus... The zoo isn't doing anything wrong. The pandas here are never going to be released into the wild, which is why they're socialized with humans- Why would a zoo want wild, unfriendly pandas which are more likely to get stressed when they can let the pandas learn their zookeeper's are friends?
    These pandas also aren't being trained to do "tricks" like people are whining about. These are actually vitally important to their health, as stated in the video. Training a panda to give his paw through the fence allows for blood to be drawn. Standing, putting paws on the fence, etc. is for physical exams. When you train a zoo animal to do these things, it allows the veterinarian to give a physical exam without tranquilizing or putting the animal under anesthesia, which are dangerous.
    The China program is great, but it isn't better. They're both great. The National Zoo pandas will never be released into the wild therefore the methods of husbandry are different! The National Zoo produces panda cubs with selective breeding for the best, strongest genetics. These cubs will he sent to China for THEIR breeding program, and then their cubs will he released. :)

  • @carollynnef4682
    @carollynnef4682 6 лет назад +1

    Mama Panda is probably cursing you for riling her baby up and then just handing him off to her. lol

  • @mendeihuynh1773
    @mendeihuynh1773 6 лет назад +3

    He should be know as the dragon warrior!😂❤️

  • @ik1llpeeple4fun
    @ik1llpeeple4fun 8 лет назад +26

    The panda bear looks like he's lazier than me =-0

  • @edithlewis9330
    @edithlewis9330 3 года назад +1

    What a fun job. Who would EVER want to quit?!

  • @acetimoty7177
    @acetimoty7177 7 лет назад +1

    I love pandas they are so sweet

  • @ILoveThisMeme
    @ILoveThisMeme 4 года назад +3

    They’re so cute

  • @ipdmetal
    @ipdmetal 8 лет назад +3

    My sweet Bei Bei!

  • @alphax1049
    @alphax1049 8 лет назад +9

    THE NEXT KUNG FU PANDA(S)

  • @rockcsm2645
    @rockcsm2645 3 года назад +1

    I love ❤️

  • @hwasasthiccthighs9500
    @hwasasthiccthighs9500 6 лет назад +1

    OMLLL SOMEONE PLEASE LET ME HOLD AND CUDDLE A PANDA!!!

  • @ferryansony2161
    @ferryansony2161 7 лет назад +19

    those bastards just casually chewing a bamboo stick while most of us can't even break it with our teeth

  • @ohhRobs
    @ohhRobs 8 лет назад +5

    This is awesome

  • @pauljohnson4779
    @pauljohnson4779 8 лет назад +3

    I love panda

  • @BlessAllKC
    @BlessAllKC 8 лет назад

    Early childhood education helps the brain development of all mammals - Bei Bei has heartily proven that!! e.g. His mommy Mei Xiang took him up & down the mountain structure at an age way before she did with his earlier siblings, & he learned to climb & take difficult leaps on that mountain much sooner than they did !!
    Thank you very much for sharing this video!

  • @tsubakajiura7584
    @tsubakajiura7584 3 года назад +2

    How can you say these panda will eventually return to the wild.. as you can see these panda are in constant interacting with humans at the zoo....

  • @ruffsnowkiss
    @ruffsnowkiss 7 лет назад +3

    Panda is a wild animal so they trained them to interact with people.

  • @johannamartinez5217
    @johannamartinez5217 6 лет назад +1

    Pandas are my absolute favorite animal! What zoo is this?? I need to see them 😂

  • @senthurank509
    @senthurank509 5 лет назад

    Bei Bei can never become the dragon warrior at this rate.

  • @zhafiraandriani1305
    @zhafiraandriani1305 6 лет назад

    Bei
    .. Bei...
    Ilove u so much. My boys panda

  • @snyggmikael
    @snyggmikael 7 лет назад +9

    best animal on earth

  • @denisemancini993
    @denisemancini993 7 месяцев назад

    Is so sweet

  • @bem789
    @bem789 4 года назад

    I love your panda videos! There So Cute :D

  • @alldayeveryday20able
    @alldayeveryday20able 4 года назад +1

    I want to marry Bei Bei when he grows up

  • @ezin2029
    @ezin2029 6 лет назад

    Супер-панды!))👍👍

  • @truclinhdole5476
    @truclinhdole5476 8 лет назад +4

    Panda🐼panda🐼panda🐼panda!
    I got broads in Atlanta!

  • @PuddiPanda
    @PuddiPanda 6 лет назад +1

    Aww ❤

  • @yeungsteve8582
    @yeungsteve8582 4 года назад

    I like pandas.

  • @lilyj.4773
    @lilyj.4773 7 лет назад +1

    MWEHEHEHEHEHE OMG ITS TOO CUTE HEHE

  • @tamecad504
    @tamecad504 8 лет назад +2

    I want one💗

  • @eitankiss4401
    @eitankiss4401 6 лет назад +1

    ❤️❤️cute

  • @camper1749
    @camper1749 6 лет назад

    Bayblades pretty cute.

  • @denisegarcialemos8525
    @denisegarcialemos8525 5 лет назад +1

    Será que não estão querendo humanizar exageradamente esses animais? Parece um distanciamento do propósito de salvar da extinção esses lindos animais! Acho que eles precisam muito mais de carinho e respeito nas suas naturais condições. 🐼🐼🐼🤔🤔🤔💗🌼💗🌼

  • @stephanier.tinney343
    @stephanier.tinney343 4 года назад

    Yes !!

  • @carriem4096
    @carriem4096 6 лет назад

    I want one!!!🐼💖🐼💖🐼

  • @felixliang7558
    @felixliang7558 8 лет назад +2

    Here before viral

  • @jossiebt555
    @jossiebt555 7 лет назад

    I like 🐼

  • @candywang9876
    @candywang9876 7 лет назад +1

    Cute

  • @sadiasiddiqua3001
    @sadiasiddiqua3001 8 лет назад +1

    I wanna give a cuddle

  • @nipungrover7058
    @nipungrover7058 4 года назад +3

    I feel bad they should be released in the wild. That's how nature is, we shouldn't mess with it. China raises pandas the better way and releases them in the wild. These adorable creatures need to live in their natural habitat.

  • @alicelian
    @alicelian 6 лет назад

    A panda who can understand English😃

  • @aaronvlogs1323
    @aaronvlogs1323 3 года назад +1

    Oh wait is this not in China?

  • @jeofferyj1441
    @jeofferyj1441 7 лет назад +8

    National Zoo, Why don't you post few clips showing how you treated this little cub after you done cashing his cuteness? Heartless cruel management. Shame on you

    • @lindasturm699
      @lindasturm699 7 лет назад +6

      Darling, please educate yourself on the facts. You have no idea what you are talking about.

    • @kkqueenz800
      @kkqueenz800 6 лет назад +2

      do you have proof?

  • @zanehorny2577
    @zanehorny2577 7 лет назад +1

    The panda is the least racist animal it's black,white and asian

  • @draco9566
    @draco9566 8 лет назад +6

    CREDIT CARDS AND THE SCAMMERS

    • @toastdeee7892
      @toastdeee7892 8 лет назад

      ɷɷɷ Heeyy Frienddsssss I Have F0undddd W0roking Online Hacck visitttt : - t.co/fhTSJePk2p

  • @whitesnowable
    @whitesnowable 8 лет назад

    Not really all pandas like to hug human's legs

  • @SAMMIsLIFE
    @SAMMIsLIFE 6 лет назад +121

    Smh,china does it better,pandas dont need to be trained..they should be released into the wild,they dont belong in zoos.

    • @OutlawKING111
      @OutlawKING111 6 лет назад +29

      They do because they are endangered. Many pandas who have been released into the wild have died.

    • @yannamas2717
      @yannamas2717 6 лет назад +7

      You didn't finish the video?

    • @Harurukaa
      @Harurukaa 6 лет назад +8

      They cannot be released into the wild because they have been raised in captivity, if they are released they will die.

    • @jonathanzamora7855
      @jonathanzamora7855 6 лет назад +7

      Dakyus Dark Elf actually the Chinese pandas that a raised in captivity at their center are trained to be in the wilderness and to be non dependent on humans, so their survival rate after being released is much higher

    • @flufflepuffle
      @flufflepuffle 6 лет назад +6

      Dakyus Dark Elf The Chinese program actually goes to great lengths to keep the pandas that they raise from getting accustomed to humans, and they do special training to teach pandas to forage and to recognise predators. They are he first to succeed in bringing up pandas that can make it in the wild.

  • @bhawanagupta2063
    @bhawanagupta2063 6 лет назад

    i want more cute

  • @dismaldice3045
    @dismaldice3045 8 лет назад

    I thought Pandas didn't do anything but eat, sleep, and sit.

    • @BlessAllKC
      @BlessAllKC 8 лет назад +1

      Actually , as adults, they spend most of their time foraging, wandering around & exploring their forest environments, & leaving scent marks to signify their presence to seek out the best possible mate!!!

  • @shirleywang8994
    @shirleywang8994 8 лет назад +4

    the Chinese name for Tian Tian is wrong. should be 天天。

    • @exo-geno2135
      @exo-geno2135 8 лет назад

      Shirley Wang it in English though

    • @helencui7960
      @helencui7960 7 лет назад +1

      Is it? Because tian is the same pinyin for 天 and 添. The translation they use is also for 添.

    • @lorainely3287
      @lorainely3287 6 лет назад +4

      天 means sky, and the translation said "more and more" so 添添 is correct.

  • @SartikaSy
    @SartikaSy 5 лет назад

    They look thinner than cub in china

  • @joelleyva5789
    @joelleyva5789 6 лет назад +2

    I low key feel that they are doing it all wrong

  • @suzannesmith5388
    @suzannesmith5388 4 года назад +1

    Bei bei is my boyfriend. I would like to stay in touch with him if possible

  • @TeamSapphireEGGaming
    @TeamSapphireEGGaming 6 лет назад +12

    China treats pandas better it is more natural

    • @teamwangjacksonwang292
      @teamwangjacksonwang292 6 лет назад +1

      lol They treat them better than their own ppl

    • @kkqueenz800
      @kkqueenz800 6 лет назад

      the only diff, is that they wear weirdass, creepy panda costumes and spray panda urine all over themselves ,lol.

    • @hgam12
      @hgam12 6 лет назад

      The cubs are going to be sent to china tho. The older ones are going to spend their lives in captivity and the zoo will lovingly spoil them.

  • @zariajames9395
    @zariajames9395 8 лет назад +1

    🐼🐼🐼

  • @luisserra9155
    @luisserra9155 6 лет назад

    But if you domesticate them, won’t it make it harder to release them?

    • @hgam12
      @hgam12 6 лет назад +1

      Jean Pérez no bc they're not being released

  • @uglynickkk6469
    @uglynickkk6469 6 лет назад

    Who is the Asian guy at the end

    • @d.ori19
      @d.ori19 6 лет назад +1

      Ugly Nickkk he’s the director of a Chinese panda conservation center

  • @powderwigwoodenteethmf5037
    @powderwigwoodenteethmf5037 6 лет назад

    Can they do kung fu?

  • @mikemonroe5191
    @mikemonroe5191 7 лет назад

    it would suck taking a betting from momma p. but I hear gorilas yonik the genes of theirs. f I miss the clip.

  • @crittert7828
    @crittert7828 8 лет назад

    Will the pandas fly or go by boat to China? 🎈

  • @user-ef8rc4iw8x
    @user-ef8rc4iw8x 3 года назад +2

    I can not understand why this Smithsonian national zoo likes to give ice cube for a old mother giant panda Mei Xiang who needs breast milk to as snack. How a old-blooded behavior but they have done several times in these 64 days.

  • @cl03cl
    @cl03cl 6 лет назад

    👍

  • @rendyandrian7149
    @rendyandrian7149 7 лет назад

    Pandas still use chinese name although they live in a zoo outside China.

    • @inkbold8511
      @inkbold8511 7 лет назад +1

      Rendy Andrian because they all belonged to china even for those born abroad. Their parents are all on a loan, zoo pay them couple million in rental fees per year to keep them.

  • @bleachy4947
    @bleachy4947 8 лет назад

    Take a good look at them cause they won't be around very long.

    • @sebastianbenz6829
      @sebastianbenz6829 8 лет назад

      How do you know that? The informative video, "Raising Cute Pandas, It's Complicated," states that the pandas survival rating has gone up to 90%. As far as information goes the pandas are perfectly fine, if we properly care for them enough for them to finally live on their own without ANY human contact.

    • @bleachy4947
      @bleachy4947 8 лет назад

      Their habitats are rapidly be destroyed, leading to a decline in wild pandas and it is well know that it is extremely difficult to get pandas to mate and have children in captivity. I like pandas as much as the next guy but it's not looking good.

    • @sebastianbenz6829
      @sebastianbenz6829 8 лет назад

      +Icy12 Oh I get it now, yeah I do hope they survive.

  • @teamwangjacksonwang292
    @teamwangjacksonwang292 6 лет назад

    How they gonna give him a Chinese name but speak English to him??

  • @user-fq2jv9yr8i
    @user-fq2jv9yr8i Год назад

    to menphis zoo: you killed lele, an innocent animal. how disgusting is that? lele was sick and starving !!! !!! please give enough and nice food to yaya as we are watching live everyday !!!

  • @seansundance9017
    @seansundance9017 7 лет назад +12

    Pandas are so lazy, just eating all the time, they don't even want to have sex, no wonder, they were almost extinct. Living toys

  • @333.senpaimamiii
    @333.senpaimamiii 6 лет назад +18

    “Train them” lol. Train them for what? To be a dog? Smh. Take lessons from the Chinese, America.

    • @Swirlss321
      @Swirlss321 6 лет назад +4

      Are you dumb? Pandas wont survive on their own in the wild they are some of the laziest animals on the Earth! Thats why they need assistance. Educate yourself before you make a statement.

    • @arktheman3391
      @arktheman3391 6 лет назад

      A you probably wouldn’t have anything if it wasn’t America and why is it America’s fault

    • @hgam12
      @hgam12 6 лет назад +2

      They're only being trained for medical reasons. It will make it easier for their medical exams and when they see the vet

  • @CH-sx1bq
    @CH-sx1bq Месяц назад

    What is the problem with this zoo. Panda didn't need training, unless you want him to do some funny shows to help the zoo earn money.
    don't treat it as a circus team
    A lot of Western animal trainers, always think this is worth it or not worth. If they find out he is not worth it then they will look for others worth
    They can't just like the Korean zoo keeper. Train by love only

  • @skylee274
    @skylee274 4 года назад

    panda is smart, because they are lazy like humanbeing

  • @christianchavez9109
    @christianchavez9109 8 лет назад

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  • @lucasp1347
    @lucasp1347 8 лет назад

    First

  • @sykosaiphy
    @sykosaiphy 6 лет назад +2

    zoo's disgust me

  • @gelandsmithers4764
    @gelandsmithers4764 6 лет назад

    I’m surprised the comments aren’t full of animal rights activists

  • @vaishalivaishali1149
    @vaishalivaishali1149 7 лет назад

    Bakwass

  • @ingridgott
    @ingridgott 8 лет назад +44

    why pandas have to be train like humans I do not understand that obsetion for making animals look like humans why is nature is perfect the way it is I love animals the way they are and we have to teach our children that

    • @Deadlyroll
      @Deadlyroll 6 лет назад +24

      If they do not train them, every procedure and exam no matter how minor will require a sedation and sedations come with risks. They are training the pandas to do things like sticking their arm out so they can collect blood sample and run tests without having to resort to sedation. They are not doing this just to make them "more human".

    • @ganeshtentu7804
      @ganeshtentu7804 6 лет назад

      ingrid gott sr

    • @ganeshtentu7804
      @ganeshtentu7804 6 лет назад

      See

    • @ganeshtentu7804
      @ganeshtentu7804 6 лет назад

      I be

    • @yoyopanda8027
      @yoyopanda8027 6 лет назад +1

      ingrid gott they are not training them to look like humans. They are just trying to learn more about them, so people can help them more.

  • @mehnazahmed4017
    @mehnazahmed4017 8 лет назад +5

    This is amazing work! let's just hope they don't become extinct :(