Female giant pandas are in estrus once a year, each time lasting only 2-3 days, and the estrus period is usually from March to May every year. Adult male and female pandas gradually gather in one place through olfactory communication (by leaving odor marks and odor marks), get to know each other and attract each other. At the climax of estrus, they express their love through continuous baa, birdsong, waiting posture and other auditory and visual communication ways, so as to achieve the purpose of pairing and mating.
There are sometimes as many as 2-5 male giant pandas who have successfully mated with the same female giant panda through fighting, and there are also cases where only one male has mated with a female giant panda. Mating is mostly on the ground, but also on trees. There are also sub-adult and weakly mated giant pandas watching and learning at the mating site.
The estrus behavior of male giant pandas occurs with the estrus behavior of female giant pandas, and it also reaches its climax. In the same estrus, a male panda can mate with multiple females, and the same female panda can also accept the mating of multiple males, so the marriage in the panda world is polygamous.
After mating, male and female pandas live separately again, and pregnancy, childbirth and rearing are all done by female pandas alone.
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Behavioral characteristics of giant pandas
Giant pandas spend half their eating time every day, and most of the rest time in sleep. In the wild, giant pandas sleep for 2-4 hours between meals. Lying flat, lying on the side, prone, stretching or curling are their favorite sleep styles.
In the zoo, the keepers feed them regularly, twice a day, so the pandas spend the rest of their time resting. Giant pandas look cute even when they sleep. They are very flexible and can put their heavy bodies in various positions. My favorite posture is to support my legs on a tree and cover my eyes with my hands.
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