Recently, crazy footage was released showcasing the adorable dance moves of female giant panda Zhang Ka and showing how the popular panda gets into her unique grooming routine.

The adorable video was filmed at the Panpan Garden at the Dujiangyan site of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) in southwest China’s Sichuan Province and posted on the iPanda channel on August 7.

It shows the energetic Zhang Ka swaying from side to side with her furry arms raised in the air, leaning against the wall of her enclosure as she receives a thorough petting session. Some have described her movements as those of a “top-class street dancer” as she twists her body rhythmically.

Such funny antics are nothing new for the lovable bear. Last month, she was filmed imitating a “guitarist” by holding her leg up and strumming the instruments like a rock star while performing another of her now legendary grooming rituals.

Zhang Ka was born in the wild and rescued from the Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve in Sichuan in 2001 when she was believed to be about a year old.

The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution for the breeding and conservation of one of China’s national treasures. The center has also established a global platform to promote international cooperation and exchanges, involving 18 zoos from 16 countries and regions, as well as 39 domestic animal breeding institutions and more than 10 scientific research institutes.

Amazing giant panda performs crazy dance moves while grooming

The greatest wish of all those committed to species conservation is to finally release the animals living in captivity, allow them to live independently in the wild and thus increase the wild population, says a zookeeper at the research station for the breeding of giant pandas in Chengdu in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan.

China is celebrating the second National Ecology Day this week, which aims to increase public awareness and action to protect the fragile environment. A high-quality, sustainable environment promotes high-quality development and supports modernization in harmony with man and nature.

The Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding has been persistent in its efforts to protect wildlife and promote ecological civilization. The beloved Chinese icon has proven to be a lovable ambassador for animal welfare. Thanks to the wonders of science and conservation, the panda has not only survived, but its population has also increased.

Local breeders have invested a lot of time and effort to save giant pandas from extinction and have made them a popular symbol of species conservation.

Speaking to China Global Television Network (CGTN), Zhang Hao, a keeper at the research station, shared his experiences as a keeper of giant pandas and the challenges and tasks associated with their care.

Zhang pointed out that the ultimate goal of all keepers is to release the animals into captivity, but getting them to live independent lives in the wild and successfully mate with other wild pandas is a difficult task.

“The next goal of our work, and actually the greatest wish of all of us who are involved in animal protection, is to finally release the captive animals into the wild to live and walk. In my view, captivity is also a form of protection. If we can successfully release the wild animals in captivity into the wild, our protection equipment will be completely used up. That means we can protect wildlife when it is most at risk. We can also use our captive populations to replenish the wild and bring populations in the wild back to normal levels when populations in the wild are at risk. That is the most important thing we need to do in animal protection, in my opinion. And it is also our ultimate goal,” Zhang said.

The giant panda has a history of up to 8 million years. The animals that lived with the pandas are now extinct, but the giant pandas still exist today, which suggests that the species must have overcome many difficulties and problems to be able to adapt to nature.

The research base in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, is visited daily by hordes of tourists from home and abroad.

A group of foreign tourists highlight the importance of protecting giant pandas and share their own experiences with the animal, which is popular almost everywhere in the world.

“I think we are educating people about pandas, teaching them more about them, what they eat and how they live. And now people have more respect for their lives,” said one of the foreign tourists.

“For me, it was in the 80s. My uncle used to come here a lot. He told us about China and these stories and the pandas and all these other things. And I thought, one day in my life I have to see with my own eyes what they look like. For me, they are really a part of China,” said another foreign tourist.

Panda keeper: The ultimate goal of species conservation is the release of captured animals