Giant pandas speak their own language. This is according to a team of researchers at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, Sichuan province in China. A male panda will use the seductive “Baa” sound to try to get attention from a female to win her affection. She may also respond to a playful bird-like “Chirp” if she is trying to tease him. Panda cubs respond to upsets by saying ‘Wow, Woow, or ‘Coo,Coo’ when they are hungry. Sometimes, ‘CooCoo’ can also mean ‘nice’. A few mountain ranges are home to giant pandas in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Gansu. Image: China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center. Scientists were able to identify thirteen panda vocalizations by listening in on the animal’s behavior, including fighting, feeding, and mating. Mothers teach their cubs language. As they get older, their sounds expand and include chirps. Giant pandas do not have social instincts. Mothers are the only people cubs can learn from. Xingua quoted Zhang Hemin (head of the CCRCGP), who stated: “If a mom panda tweets like a bird and keeps her children in fear, it could be because she is worried about them.” When a stranger approaches, she barks. Our researchers are so confused that when they started the project, they didn’t know if they were looking at a panda or a bird. Their work, which involves deciphering giant pandas’ panda-speak, may be of benefit to conservation efforts in Ailuropoda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), particularly in their natural habitat. Xinhua says they want to create a voice recognition program to translate the language of pandas to one another. A ‘panda translator’. Panda cubs learn language from their mother. Giant panda conservation Despite recent reports that their numbers are increasing, the giant panda remains an endangered species. Today, there are less than two ,000 left in the wild. The habitat loss and habitat fragmentation that continues to threaten their survival, as well as a very low rate of births (in captivity and in the wild) are all factors. Today, the giant panda lives in a very small area of their historical habitat, which spanned from southern Vietnam and northern Myanmar to eastern China. This latest study found that more than half the pandas currently in captivity are at this center. Video: The panda conservation challenge Giant pandas pose a conservation problem like none other. The video shows the struggle of the bears to survive in the wild and the reasons why it’s so difficult for them to be saved.
