giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

The Fuzhou Zoo in China's Fujian Province has done more than its counterparts in training pandas.

The giant panda is a surviving ancient animal species.

The Chinese government has spent a lot of money on research into successful panda breeding in order to increase their birth rate.

The giant panda is recognised as a national treasure of China, but in some conservation areas it is still killed by poachers.