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A male panda competes to mate with a female

A male panda competes to mate with a female
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Key Info
  • A male panda competes to mate with a female
  • Duration: 04:30
  • This rarely seen event sees a male panda guarding a female to ensure that she will mate with him and no other male when she becomes receptive. The male chases off a competitor in an aggressive manner. The female will produce a single cub and rear it on her own. This clip was first created on the Planet Earth website: bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Bio: Environment - Habitat

  • Keywords: panda, mating, competition, sex
Ideas for use in class
  • To illustrate mating behaviour in pandas.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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