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Mobile Panda: Mapping Animal Sexual Habits

Gaint Pandas Mating in the wild. The US and Chinese governments are collaborating on a GPS tracking system to monitor panda movements in a reserve, in remote Shaanxi province. Panda sexual activity, as there is little known of their sexual habits, seems to be the focus, apparently it is very difficult to breed them in captivity.

"Tracking them with advanced technology and observing their sex activities might help us find ways to avoid their extinction," an official said. China's scientists have come up with a series of more or less surprising ideas for improving panda reproduction, including showing them sex education videos.

There are only 1600 wild pandas left.

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