A pair of wild giant pandas was captured courting on camera on March 3, in Tangjiahe reserve in Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

In the video clips taken by staff at the reserve, a female giant panda is sitting lazily on a branch, basking in the warm sunshine. Not long after, a male giant panda climbs up to her. While approaching, he scratches his buttocks with his hind leg, and rubs against the branch, causing it to shake, in a bid to attract the female's attention.

Experts noted that giant pandas usually use their perianal glands to transfer their scent. Such behavior is closely related to the arrival of their estrous period.