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China-White Panda
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - April 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of picture of white panda captured on infrared camera
Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - May 25, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Duan Zhaogang, secretary of committee of Communist Party of China (CPC), Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration:
"Next, we will set more infrared cameras in this area to observe its growth and activities to see whether it has any relationship with the giant panda population in the surrounding areas."
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Feb 20, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 16, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Dec 26, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Feb 20, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
7. Picture of wild animal captured on infrared camera
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 16, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Pictures of wild animal captured on infrared camera
A rare all-white panda has been captured on cameras in a nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the reserve management authorities said on Saturday.
The panda was captured in mid-April by an infrared camera about 2,000 meters above sea level, at the Wolong National Nature Reserve, the authorities said.
The panda has no spots on its body and its eyes look red. It was crossing the forest at the time when it was captured on camera.
According to Li Sheng, a researcher with the School of Life Science at Peking University, the panda is an albino and is about one to two years old, judging from the pictures.
The white panda, a rare all-white individual in wild pandas, looked strong and had a steady walk, implying that the genetic mutation may not have quite impeded its life.
"Next, we will set more infrared cameras in this area to observe its growth and activities to see whether it has any relationship with the giant panda population in the surrounding areas," said Duan Zhaogang, secretary of the committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the administration of the nature reserve.
In order to better protect the ecosystems, the Wolong nature reserve has been using infrared cameras to monitor the distribution and activities of wild animals in its seven demonstration areas.
Previously, some rare brown giant pandas were located in China's Qinling Mountains. The cause of the brown fur color was also considered as genetic mutation by some researchers.
China-White Panda
Dateline : May 25, 2019/File
Location : Sichuan,China
Duration : 1'27
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - April 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of picture of white panda captured on infrared camera
Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - May 25, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Duan Zhaogang, secretary of committee of Communist Party of China (CPC), Wolong National Nature Reserve Administration:
"Next, we will set more infrared cameras in this area to observe its growth and activities to see whether it has any relationship with the giant panda population in the surrounding areas."
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Feb 20, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 16, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Dec 26, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Feb 20, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Infrared camera footage showing wild animal foraging
7. Picture of wild animal captured on infrared camera
FILE: Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, southwest China - March 16, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Pictures of wild animal captured on infrared camera
A rare all-white panda has been captured on cameras in a nature reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the reserve management authorities said on Saturday.
The panda was captured in mid-April by an infrared camera about 2,000 meters above sea level, at the Wolong National Nature Reserve, the authorities said.
The panda has no spots on its body and its eyes look red. It was crossing the forest at the time when it was captured on camera.
According to Li Sheng, a researcher with the School of Life Science at Peking University, the panda is an albino and is about one to two years old, judging from the pictures.
The white panda, a rare all-white individual in wild pandas, looked strong and had a steady walk, implying that the genetic mutation may not have quite impeded its life.
"Next, we will set more infrared cameras in this area to observe its growth and activities to see whether it has any relationship with the giant panda population in the surrounding areas," said Duan Zhaogang, secretary of the committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the administration of the nature reserve.
In order to better protect the ecosystems, the Wolong nature reserve has been using infrared cameras to monitor the distribution and activities of wild animals in its seven demonstration areas.
Previously, some rare brown giant pandas were located in China's Qinling Mountains. The cause of the brown fur color was also considered as genetic mutation by some researchers.
ID : 8111641
Published : 2019-05-26 04:43
Last Modified : 2019-05-27 12:12:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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