Panda superstar continuing his fascinating series of stunts in his enclosure as he goes up a wooden structure.
Footage recorded at the Beijing Zoo, the oldest zoo in China, depicted the naughty giant panda climbing a tree structure as astonished spectators watched on 18th January.
The recording further showed the fluffy male bear, named Meng Lan, standing on the top of the formation in an attempt to show off in front of the zoo visitors.
He then climbed down and proudly paraded around the enclosure, seemingly satisfied by his performance.
The stunt followed a day after another stunt of Meng Lan’s, where he climbed and walked on the horizontal bar of a swinging bench in his cage while maintaining perfect balance.
The video triggered an avalanche of comments on China’s version of TikTok, Douyin, after it was shared later that day.
Douyin user ‘winter flowers’ said: “Flying high in the sky.”
Then user ‘Momo Orange’ commented: “I really want to go over and take him out for a walk, hold the panda in my arms, and watch it climb trees every day to look forward to the outside world.”
And ‘Fall in love with pandas’ added: “Meng Lan just made a few cameos and the movie box office exploded.”
Giant Panda Superstar Performs Series Of Stunts In Enclosure
Meng Lan who gained worldwide fame for his mischievous behaviour turned eight years old in July last year.
The giant panda made headlines in 2016, when it made an ‘uh-huh’ sound when a zookeeper nagged it for being too fat. It later refused to move forward in protest to the keeper.
Several years later in 2021, he once again hit the front pages when he broke out of his enclosure in front of visitors. By climbing up and poking his head over the wall of his habitat.
Giant pandas, a bear species endemic to China. Are listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species.
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