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Franz Camenzind shot the first sequences of pandas in the wild for American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in about 1982. They were bought by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Natural History Unit for their weekly magazine show Nature.
In the early 21st century, Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) featured pandas in two documentaries:
- Panda Nursery (2006) featured China's Wolong National Nature Reserve in the mountains in Sichuan Province; 40 giant pandas and a dedicated staff play a crucial role in ensuring the survival of the species. As part of the reserve’s panda breeding program, a revolutionary new method of rearing twin cubs, called ‘swap-raising’, has been developed. Each cub is raised by both its natural mother and one of the reserve’s veterinarians, Wei Rongping, to increase the chances of both cubs surviving.
- Growing Up: Giant Panda (2003) featured Chengdu Giant Panda Center in southwest China as one of the best in the world. Yet with female pandas' short fertility cycles and low birth rates, raising the captive panda population is an uphill battle.
Kung Fu Panda, a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film, starred Jack Black as the voice of a giant panda named Po.
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