A camera has captured footage of two wild giant pandas in a national park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The clips, taken in the Xuebaoding section of the Giant Panda National Park, include two pandas wandering in the daytime and moving alone at night. It is particularly rare to see two wild giant pandas walking together, the administration of the park said on Friday.
In the video, a giant panda walked up to a tree and sniffed it carefully. Then a second panda, looking like a quiet “little girl”, approached, looking at the ground, perhaps in search of food. Later, the first panda turned around, rubbing its bottom back and forth as if scratching or dancing, a typical marking behavior in animals. After that, it lay on the ground, waving its hands and feet around, as if to amuse its companion.
According to a staff member at the administration, the camera was set up on Dec. 23, 2019 in a location that was often visited by the furry animals.
Wildlife protection experts said the video was likely taken in April, the breeding(繁殖) season for wild giant pandas. The two adult pandas were very harmonious together, with no fighting, leading to the conclusion that they were probably a male and a female engaged in courting and playing.
In 2017, China announced a plan to build the Giant Panda National Park to help the endangered animals strengthen their relations, bringing together pandas on six mountains in three provinces, Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan.
4. The underlined word “clips” in Paragraph 2 probably means “__________”.
| A．cameras | B．national parks |
| C．giant pandas | D．videos |
5. Why did the first panda wave its hands and feet?
| A．To help itself lie on the ground. |
| B．To attract the female panda. |
| C．To ease the discomfort. |
| D．To search for food. |
6. What can you infer from Paragraph 5-6?
| A．Pandas often like to fight in April. |
| B．Only adult pandas can live in harmony. |
| C．Giant pandas were better protected after 2017. |
| D．China started to help all the endangered animals in 2017. |
7. Where can you most probably read the passage?
| A．In a fashion magazine. | B．In a travel brochure. |
| C．In a storybook. | D．In a newspaper. |
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