The giant panda, with its unmistakable black and white markings, has long been a beloved symbol of conservation efforts worldwide. Once on the brink of extinction, these adorable creatures have seen a remarkable resurgence in recent years, thanks to dedicated conservation efforts. In a rare look inside a giant panda nursery, Scott Pelley reported on their incredible journey back from the brink in a segment featured on “60 Minutes” in 2019.
This week, two giant pandas from China arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., further highlighting the importance of protecting and preserving this iconic species. The “60 Minutes” archive provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of these majestic animals, showcasing their playful nature and the crucial work being done to ensure their survival.
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Post the transcripts from the Kamala Harris interview
Ji Xiao and HeHua 🤗🤗🤗🤗💝💝💝💝
We need to be protective to all of the animals around us even when we have them as lifelong friend ❤🇸🇪❤️✝️
“Are we saving the pandas … Or are the pandas saving us?!” Definitely the pandas are saving us in my opinion. They save us from going insane with all the horrible things that are happening in this troubled world by bringing us so much joy and happiness. Grateful for the smile they put on my face whenever I see them. ❤🐼
More Panda documentaries please ❤
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The reserve is a good idea in my opinion. Pandas still need humans' help for survival now. For the future, I really do not know. I think we have saved them in the past near 100 years.
Baby Cute Cat Bears 😂😂😂
I ❤ them
Oh the incredible irony….winnie (Xitler) is anything but cuddly…😅😅😅😅 more like a raging bull. 👀👀
Free America from AIPAC🐼
Jehovah's kingdom that is already established in heaven will soon be established throughout the whole earth. Jehovah will heal mankind and animals of all the effects of imperfections.
Let China have the pandas. Stop giving China a platform. We don’t need pandas in Zoo’s here in America. It’s absurd. Just let them be. Stop befriending a communist country.
this was such a delightful expose' thank you from my heart 💜
I love Pandas 🐼❤
For sure those pandas aren't real. They can only be fake after 60 Minutes purposely edited that Kamala Harris interview to make her look more prepared and balanced. They took a clip from a totally different answer and then pasted it in. Maybe those pandas are computer generated because no one can ever trust CBS from here on out.
If they weren’t cute,they’d be extinct by now!
I wonder if there used to be some other plant or animal that pandas used to eat that gave them much better nutrition and increased their fertility, but it went extinct, and no one realizes it. And then they were forced to eat only bamboo, for whatever reason, because it's the only other food that works for them, but only so-so, and they were hanging by a thread. This would make sense for why they have a GI tract that can handle meat. Has anyone ever looked into this as a possible explanation as to why they have to eat so much bamboo, and why it's so difficult for them to reproduce? Have there been any other cases where an animal species was going extinct and researchers figured out that this was the reason why?
Forget Pandas thrown into the wild, simply just domesticate them, their genetics will adjust. How did Pandas survive millions of years in the past? Now training Pandas to be wild proof seems silly.
Evolution is untrue. Not in the smallest object can man produce life, still and always will need a seed.
I'm dying of cuteness ❤
I'm only in pro of zoos when animals are in a process of rehabilitation, or are endangered species. But, how can I make an intelligent comment when I'm just dying of cuteness?
Do the rest of the world know they are originally from Tibetan territory?
omfg!!!!
The Panda is saving us no doubt !
Can they be put in the same room with other types of bears
They cannot be this cute!
4:44 I am literally watching this with my panda stuffed animal 🤣awwwww so precious 🖤🤍🖤
Bless you China…
Pandas are of one-child family species, that is, they are well brought up generation after generation, and one of smartest animals in the world.
They also train them for temperature checks via opening their mouths and blood pressure checks. They are incredibly smart and such beautiful creatures. ❤
awww so cute 😊
is it only bamboo shoots they can eat to survive???
they are big animals but they lack of milk to feed 2 cubs
The United States pays China one million dollars a year for each of the pandas on loan. So for the two new arrivals, China will be paid twenty million dollars for the ten years we have them. China also get to keep any baby pandas born in the United States.
We are the only voice for these pandas. Thank you for this coverage.
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So happy to have come across this segment…
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Read the NYT expose on the horrific breeding practices that go into this. You will not be clamoring for more pandas. At least, not the way it's done.
I have never seen footage of pandas in the wild. Seems kinda odd.
Thank you for the info.
Evolution by artificial selection… just because it's cute.
If this was a spider or a lizard no one would care and the species would die off… naturally.
Is there a way to increse the nutrients in bamboo so they could be more active? Plant gene specialist, were are you?
I remember watching this.
Thank you so much for the marvelous memories. Panda 🐼 bears are the best.
God bless them. 🙏🐼🙏
This is a perfect example of how wrong the right-wing American approach to conservation is. The love people have for the Panda is a true and measurable ecological indicator of success of many species-both plant and animal-within the realm of this magnificent beast!
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I love watching this video, it’s not easy to breed giant pandas in captivity. 😊 I really love animals & pandas are one of my favourite. 💜
Did show the brown color panda 😂
😃👍💜💜💜 THANK YOU FOR THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE GIANT PANDAS 🐼🐼 IN WHOM I'VE RECENTLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH ALSO ‼️💖💋🥰😍😘🐼🐼💜💜💜 AND I LIKE THE PLANS CHINA HAS TO TRY AND REWILD THOSE WHO CAN MAKE IT, TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE NOT ONLY THE GIANT PANDAS 🐼 BUT IT WOULD SAVE MANY ANIMALS LIVING IN THE WILD (PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE MAJESTIC ASIAN ELEPHANT GIANTS ARE INCLUDED IN THESE PLANS AS WELL, BECAUSE I AM THE ELEPHANT LOVER ALSO‼️😁)💜💜💜😃🫶🙋🏽 🔥🙏👑✝️📖🔥🕊️
This is one of the cutest animals on earth.