In order to reintroduce the pandas to the wild — and avoid having any human influence on them.
For the past two years, researchers at China's Wolong National Nature Reserve have been working to reintroduce giant panda Caocao and her cub Taotao to the wild.
While interacting one-on-one with the pandas, they (amazingly) wear costumes to ensure Taotao's environment is devoid of any human influence...
Dec. 3, 2010:
Here, Taotao is 4 months old.
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Image by China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters
Image by China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters