Randy pandas get privacy at Tokyo zoo
- Published: 7 Mar 2013 at 20.49
- Online news: Asia
A pair of pandas in the mood for mating were being given a bit of space on Thursday, with Japanese zookeepers hoping they would have more success if the public was kept away.
A photo taken by Ueno Zoological Park on March 25, 2012 shows male and female giant pandas, Ri Ri (top) and Shin Shin, mating at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Park.
Female panda Shin Shin has begun to behave in a way indicating she is receptive to male advances, say officials at Ueno Zoo in the Japanese capital, who add they want her and her beau Ri Ri to have privacy to procreate in peace.
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