Wild pandas captured on camera at nature reserve in SW China's Sichuan

The image of a wild giant panda captured by an infrared camera installed inside the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park in Pingwu county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park)

Infrared cameras captured footage of wild giant pandas inside the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park in Pingwu county, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The image of a wild giant panda captured by an infrared camera installed inside the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park in Pingwu county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park)

Two clips were found when staff members sorted through photos and videos taken by infrared cameras.

In one video clip, which was recorded in December 2022, a wild panda smells a tree trunk and then walks toward an infrared camera.

In the other clip, which was filmed in April 2023, a wild panda looks around before bending over to drink water.

The image of a wild giant panda captured by an infrared camera installed inside the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park in Pingwu county, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Laohegou section of the Giant Panda National Park)