NHK Documentaries

A Mother Panda's Love: The Secret Behind Successful Breeding (2017x82)

Ausstrahlung: Jul 30, 2017

Giant pandas, now on the verge of extinction, must be bred in captivity. The zoo in Shirahama, Japan, is one of the world's most successful breeding facilities, and its unique rearing method has drawn considerable attention. With our cameras documenting the zoo and its staff for 1,000 days, we succeeded in capturing a record of the whole breeding process, from mating to nursing, for the first time ever.