Panda porn: How do you perk up a shy couple's love life? Just put on a saucy film of course



Staff at Chinese centre concerned when female Colin kept rejecting mate

So they played the pair a film of pandas mating to show them what to do

After that, there was 'no stopping them', staff at Chengdu Base said

Success rate of breeding giant pandas in captivity has been notoriously low

When a shy pair of giant pandas proved reluctant to join in a breeding scheme, it was decided they needed a lesson in love.

Vets played five-year-old Ke Lin and her male companion Yongyong a tape of pandas lustily mating in the wild.

They hope the result will be the patter of tiny paws at China’s breeding and research centre in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

‘Every time Yongyong tried to mount her, Ke Lin fought him off and we were worried she was going to miss her three-day breeding cycle,’ said a spokesman.

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Conservationists in China are celebrating after a shy pair of pandas successfully mated while watching a porn video

Female panda Colin watching the panda porn. Staff at the Panda Breeding and Research Base in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Southern China, were worried when she kept rejecting her mate, Yongyong

Pandas are notoriously picky when it comes to breeding. So staff played the played the pair a film of pandas mating to show them what they should be up to

‘So we played them the film and she took great interest in it. After that there was no stopping her and they mated successfully.

‘In the wild, Ke Lin would have seen lots of other pandas mating but in captivity, it’s no wonder she needed help.’

The success rate of breeding giant pandas in captivity has been notoriously low. Few zoos outside China have managed to achieve results.

Females are in season for such a small window and are also known to be very selective on their mates.

Breeding in captivity has become vital to the giant pandas’ survival with the destruction of bamboo forests in China and south-east Asia.

After that, staff at the centre said 'there was no stopping her'. Breeding in captivity has become vital to the giant pandas' survival with the destruction of bamboo forests in China and south-east Asia

In the past Zoo keepers at the Chengdu centre have put their charges through a rigorous exercise scheme - mainly involving apples - with the aim of improving their mating skills.

The fruit is dangled from a string above the panda, luring it to stand on two legs.

Keepers claim the technique teaches the creatures to perform a dance-like routine that strengthens the pelvic and hip area, boosting the animal's stamina.



The claim this form of 'sexercise' should aid the males when mating.