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A researcher dressed in a panda costume puts a panda cub into a box before its physical examination at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province, Dec. 3. The 4-month old cub, the first in the centre to be trained for reintroduction into the wild, is monitored by hidden cameras. Researchers performing physical examinations on the cub wear panda costumes to ensure that the cub's environment is devoid of human influence, according to local media.
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Yeah... Because all Pandas carry their young around in bright blue plastic containers....
Also, all panda's walk upright and carry stuff in their hands.
... and smell like the human species!!!!
I don't know who's more confused, the panda cub or the researchers.
We're talking about a 4-month old panda cub. They're easy to fool . . not like us humans.
We're intelligent. We'd never be duped by someone appearing to be something they're not. Or by making noises that we find familiar and makes us feel safe.
Not us.
I wish I was the panda cub.